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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: extension can not receive unset values without
	E_NOTICE or referencecreation
From: dante@vocalspace.com ("D. Dante Lorenso")

Sara Golemon wrote:
>> Back on the topic of trying to write a 'filled' function in an
>> extension, I have run into trouble.  I have declared a function as follows:
>> ...
>> Unfortunately, $x now contains a 'pig' key and the non-existent $y has
>> been transformed into an object:
> Short answer: No. What you're trying to do can not be done from an
> extension. -Sara
>   

Can I have this feature added to the TODO list for 5.2 or 6.0?

Simple behavior definition: any ZVAL which does not exist for an 
extension's function (which doesn't care about the ZVAL's existence) 
should pass a newly created NULL ZVAL to the extension in place of the 
non-existent ZVAL and the non-existent ZVAL will continue to not exist 
after the function returns.

Dante