1.2.416. Empty Slots In Arrays

PHP allows the last element of an array to be empty. It doesn’t allow any other element to be empty: it should at least be an explicit NULL value.

<?php
    $a = array( 1, 2, 3, );
    $b =      [ 4, 5, ];
?>

1.2.416.1. Specs

Short name

Arrays/EmptySlots

Rulesets

All, Changed Behavior, Coding conventions

Exakat since

0.8.4

PHP Version

All

Severity

Minor

Time To Fix

Instant (5 mins)

Precision

High

Features

array

Available in

Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud