Zend Framework

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.0
• Component/s: Zend_Filter_Input
• Labels:

  None

When using the Zend_Filter_Input component it is usually in preparation for database insert/update queries. Sometimes it is necessary to pass a NULL value in such a query (for example, to reset a previously set field that is NULL by default). Unfortunately the default escaper, htmlentities, converts NULL values into empty strings which prevents such data from passing a Zend_Filter_Input process.

This could be seen as a PHP bug (why is null converted to empty string?) but as it stands it should be possible to pass null values through a Zend_Filter_Input.

I've created a temporary patch in my local build of the framework (1.5.1)

Zend_Filter_Input.php, line 349:

protected function _escapeRecursive($data)
    {
    	if(is_null($data)){
    		return $data;
    	}
     ....
     }

• Assignee:

  Benjamin Eberlei

  Reporter:

  Eran Galperin

• Created:

  31/Mar/08 8:12 PM

  Updated:

  15/Nov/08 10:56 AM

  Resolved:

  15/Nov/08 10:56 AM