REST API: Change empty properties array to empty object for consistency

himanshupathak95 · himanshupathak95 · commit bb75e9a6e3af · 2025-11-28T18:50:06.000+05:30
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function rest_sanitize_schema_properties_recursive( $data ) {
 
 	// Convert empty properties array to empty object.
 	if ( isset( $data_array['properties'] ) && is_array( $data_array['properties'] ) && empty( $data_array['properties'] ) ) {
-		$data_array['properties'] = new stdClass();
+		$data_array['properties'] = (object) array();
 	}
 
 	// Process nested elements recursively.

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function rest_sanitize_schema_properties_recursive( $data ) {`
`243`	`243`
`244`	`244`	`// Convert empty properties array to empty object.`
`245`	`245`	`if ( isset( $data_array['properties'] ) && is_array( $data_array['properties'] ) && empty( $data_array['properties'] ) ) {`
`246`		`- $data_array['properties'] = new stdClass();`
	`246`	`+ $data_array['properties'] = (object) array();`
`247`	`247`	`}`
`248`	`248`
`249`	`249`	`// Process nested elements recursively.`