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NULL

The null type is PHP's unit type, i.e. it has only one value: null.

The null type is PHP's unit type, i.e. it has only one value: null.

Undefined and unset() variables resolve to the value null.

Syntax

There is only one value of type null, and that is the case-insensitive constant null.

php
<?php
$var = NULL;       
?>

Casting to null

Removed-8-0-0

Casting a variable to null using (unset) $var will not remove the variable or unset its value. It will only return a null value.

See Also

Source: language/types/null.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)