Typecast to string

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/system/database/DB_utility.php b/system/database/DB_utility.php
index 95230aa7d..dc733ebc8 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_utility.php
@@ -257,11 +257,7 @@ abstract class CI_DB_utility {
 			$line = array();
 			foreach ($row as $item)
 			{
-				if (is_null($item))
-				{
-					$item = '';
-				}
-				$line[] = $enclosure.str_replace($enclosure, $enclosure.$enclosure, $item).$enclosure;
+				$line[] = $enclosure.str_replace($enclosure, $enclosure.$enclosure, (string) $item).$enclosure;
 			}
 			$out .= implode($delim, $line).$newline;
 		}