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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- $Revision$ -->
<sect1 xml:id="language.types.null">
 <title>NULL</title>
  
 <para>
  The <type>null</type> type is PHP's unit type, i.e. it has only one value:
  &null;.
 </para>

 <para>
  Undefined, and <function>unset</function> variables will resolve to the
  value &null;.
 </para>
  
 <sect2 xml:id="language.types.null.syntax">
  <title>Syntax</title>

  <para>
   There is only one value of type <type>null</type>, and that is the
   case-insensitive constant &null;.
  </para>

  <informalexample>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$var = NULL;       
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </informalexample>
 </sect2>
 
 <sect2 xml:id="language.types.null.casting">
  <title>Casting to &null;</title>

  <para>
   &warn.deprecated.feature-7-2-0.removed-8-0-0;
  </para>

  <para>
   Casting a variable to <type>null</type> using <literal>(unset) $var</literal>
   will <emphasis>not</emphasis> remove the variable or unset its value.
   It will only return a &null; value.
  </para>

 </sect2>

 <sect2 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>is_null</function></member>
    <member><function>unset</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </sect2>

</sect1>
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