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str_pos() Requires Only Strings
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Until PHP 8.0, str_pos() accepted integers as second argument, and would convert them into their equivalent ASCII char. This was a hidden feature of PHP.



Since PHP 8.0, the integer is converted to string as is, and used for the search.

PHP code
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.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   var_dump(strpos('abc ', 32));
   
   ?>

Before
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.. code-block:: output

   PHP Deprecated:  strpos(): Non-string needles will be interpreted as strings in the future. Use an explicit chr() call to preserve the current behavior
   
   Deprecated: strpos(): Non-string needles will be interpreted as strings in the future. Use an explicit chr() call to preserve the current behavior
   int(3)
   

After
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.. code-block:: output

   bool(false)
   


PHP version change
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This behavior changed in 8.0


Error Messages
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  + `strpos(): Non-string needles will be interpreted as strings in the future. Use an explicit chr() call to preserve the current behavior <https://php-errors.readthedocs.io/en/latest/messages/non-string-needles-will-be-interpreted-as-strings-in-the-future.-use-an-explicit-chr%28%29-call-to-preserve-the-current-behavior.html>`_


Analyzer
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  + `Php/StrposWithIntegers <https://exakat.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Reference/Rules/Php/StrposWithIntegers.html>`_