1 files changed, 34 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/system/helpers/array_helper.php b/system/helpers/array_helper.php
index 6f56d9db9..0e66e4b77 100644
--- a/system/helpers/array_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/array_helper.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
 /**
  * CodeIgniter Array Helpers
@@ -37,35 +38,35 @@
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/**
- * Element
- *
- * Lets you determine whether an array index is set and whether it has a value.
- * If the element is empty it returns FALSE (or whatever you specify as the default value.)
- *
- * @param	string
- * @param	array
- * @param	mixed
- * @return	mixed	depends on what the array contains
- */
 if ( ! function_exists('element'))
 {
-	function element($item, $array, $default = FALSE)
+	/**
+	 * Element
+	 *
+	 * Lets you determine whether an array index is set and whether it has a value.
+	 * If the element is empty it returns NULL (or whatever you specify as the default value.)
+	 *
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @param	mixed
+	 * @return	mixed	depends on what the array contains
+	 */
+	function element($item, $array, $default = NULL)
 	{
-		return empty($array[$item]) ? $default : $array[$item];
+		return array_key_exists($item, $array) ? $array[$item] : $default;
 	}
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/**
- * Random Element - Takes an array as input and returns a random element
- *
- * @param	array
- * @return	mixed	depends on what the array contains
- */
 if ( ! function_exists('random_element'))
 {
+	/**
+	 * Random Element - Takes an array as input and returns a random element
+	 *
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @return	mixed	depends on what the array contains
+	 */
 	function random_element($array)
 	{
 		return is_array($array) ? $array[array_rand($array)] : $array;
@@ -74,20 +75,20 @@ if ( ! function_exists('random_element'))
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/**
- * Elements
- *
- * Returns only the array items specified. Will return a default value if
- * it is not set.
- *
- * @param	array
- * @param	array
- * @param	mixed
- * @return	mixed	depends on what the array contains
- */
 if ( ! function_exists('elements'))
 {
-	function elements($items, $array, $default = FALSE)
+	/**
+	 * Elements
+	 *
+	 * Returns only the array items specified. Will return a default value if
+	 * it is not set.
+	 *
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @param	mixed
+	 * @return	mixed	depends on what the array contains
+	 */
+	function elements($items, $array, $default = NULL)
 	{
 		$return = array();
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists('elements'))
 
 		foreach ($items as $item)
 		{
-			$return[$item] = isset($array[$item]) ? $array[$item] : $default;
+			$return[$item] = array_key_exists($item, $array) ? $array[$item] : $default;
 		}
 
 		return $return;