[TYPO3-dev] Extensions need update for 4.3!

[ries van Twisk]

On Oct 9, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Steffen Kamper wrote:

> Hi Ernesto,
>
> i see the point, but this is a workaround for a wrong call.
> The function was declared all the time to be used with arrays, so if  
> an
> extension calls it with NULL it is (and was) wrong.

I like Ernesto's idea... passing null is common practice when no or un- 
know data is available.
We enforce arrays when something not null was given and when null was  
given we change it to an array.

great thinking Ernesto!!!


>
>
> Sure, php4 wasn't that fussy with wrong types, php5 is.
>
> So throwing this error is good imho to educate the devs for using API
> the right way.
>
> If you don't like the error message you can switch off displayErrors  
> of
> coarse.
>
> vg Steffen