--TEST-- Bug #69198 (Compact function generate array with length but no content) --FILE-- <?php if (false) { $willNeverBeDefined = true; } $result = compact('willNeverBeDefined'); var_dump($result, empty($result), $result === array(), empty($willNeverBeDefined)); --EXPECT-- array(0) { } bool(true) bool(true) bool(true)