Fixed PHP 8.1: ErrorException: [E_DEPRECATED] htmlspecialchars(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

[TickTackk]

Affected version

2.1.8

ErrorException: [E_DEPRECATED] htmlspecialchars(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated src/XF/Api/Docs/Renderer/SimpleHtml.php:99

#0 [internal function]: XF::handlePhpError(8192, '[E_DEPRECATED] ...', '<snipped>', 99)
#1 src/XF/Api/Docs/Renderer/SimpleHtml.php(99): htmlspecialchars(NULL)
#2 src/XF/Api/Docs/Renderer/SimpleHtml.php(35): XF\Api\Docs\Renderer\SimpleHtml->renderRoute(Object(XF\Api\Docs\Annotation\RouteBlock))
#3 src/XF/Api/Docs/Renderer/FileRendererTrait.php(60): XF\Api\Docs\Renderer\SimpleHtml->renderInternal(Array, Array)
#4 src/XF/Api/Docs/Compiler.php(235): XF\Api\Docs\Renderer\SimpleHtml->render(Array, Array)
#5 src/XF/Cli/Command/Development/GenerateApiDocs.php(95): XF\Api\Docs\Compiler->render(Object(XF\Api\Docs\Renderer\SimpleHtml))
#6 src/vendor/symfony/console/Command/Command.php(255): XF\Cli\Command\Development\GenerateApiDocs->execute(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#7 src/XF/Cli/Command/Development/RequiresDevModeTrait.php(20): Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#8 src/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(992): XF\Cli\Command\Development\GenerateApiDocs->run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#9 src/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(255): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand(Object(XF\Cli\Command\Development\GenerateApiDocs), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#10 src/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(148): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#11 src/XF/Cli/Runner.php(111): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#12 cmd.php(15): XF\Cli\Runner->run()
#13 {main}

 

[XF Bug Bot]

Thank you for reporting this issue, it has now been resolved. We are aiming to include any changes that have been made in a future XF release (2.2.9).

Change log:

Improve PHP 8.1 compatibility within the API docs generator

There may be a delay before changes are rolled out to the XenForo Community.