PHP :: Bug #27443 :: defined() wrong return type

 [2004-03-01 01:40 UTC] talmage at cableone dot net

Description:
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defined() does not return boolean, it returns an integer according to gettype()
If you do a gettype() on isset(), it returns the type as boolean. If you do a gettype() on defined() it returns an integer.
The docs state defined() returns boolean and it makes logical sense to have defined() return boolean type.
Reproduce code:
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echo gettype(isset($test));
echo "<br>";
echo gettype(defined("test"));
Expected result:
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boolean
boolean
Actual result:
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boolean
integer

 [2004-03-01 03:05 UTC] derick@php.net

This bug has been fixed in CVS.
Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change
will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at
http://snaps.php.net/.
Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better.