PHP-CS-Fixer/doc/rules/language_construct/is_null.rst

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Rule ``is_null``
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Replaces ``is_null($var)`` expression with ``null === $var``.

Warning
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Using this rule is risky
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Risky when the function ``is_null`` is overridden.

Examples
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Example #1
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
   -$a = is_null($b);
   +$a = null === $b;

Rule sets
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The rule is part of the following rule sets:

- `@PhpCsFixer:risky <./../../ruleSets/PhpCsFixerRisky.rst>`_
- `@Symfony:risky <./../../ruleSets/SymfonyRisky.rst>`_

References
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- Fixer class: `PhpCsFixer\\Fixer\\LanguageConstruct\\IsNullFixer <./../../../src/Fixer/LanguageConstruct/IsNullFixer.php>`_
- Test class: `PhpCsFixer\\Tests\\Fixer\\LanguageConstruct\\IsNullFixerTest <./../../../tests/Fixer/LanguageConstruct/IsNullFixerTest.php>`_

The test class defines officially supported behaviour. Each test case is a part of our backward compatibility promise.