[PHP-DEV] [VOTE] __exists(), a magic method for distinguishing "missing" from "set to nul

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Dear internals,

I’m hereby opening the vote to the “__exists” RFC

Link to the RFC:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/exists-magic-method

Link to the discussion thread:
https://externals.io/message/130725#130725

The vote will close on June 28th at 23h59UTC

Cheers,
Nicolas

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Hi all,

Le dim. 14 juin 2026 à 21:57, Nicolas Grekas <nicolas.grekas+php@gmail.com> a écrit :

Dear internals,

I’m hereby opening the vote to the “__exists” RFC

Link to the RFC:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/exists-magic-method

Link to the discussion thread:
https://externals.io/message/130725#130725

The vote will close on June 28th at 23h59UTC

The proposal has been declined with 2 “yes” and 13 “no”.

Cheers,

Nicolas