Merge pull request #6033 from rodrigowebjump/patch-7

Adding question mark when nullable value is declared

Author: dobooth

guides/v2.2/contributor-guide/backward-compatible-development/index.md

@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ Add a new optional parameter to the constructor at the end of the arguments list
 
 In the constructor body, if the new dependency is not provided (i.e. the value of the introduced argument is `null`), fetch the dependency using `Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance()`.
 
+Prefix the type name with a question mark when declaring a parameter with a `null` default value.
+
 {% collapsible Example Code %}
 
 ```php
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ class ExistingClass
         \Old\Dependency\Interface $oldDependency,
         $oldRequiredConstructorParameter,
         $oldOptionalConstructorParameter = null,
-        \New\Dependency\Interface $newDependency = null
+        ?\New\Dependency\Interface $newDependency = null
     ) {
         ...
         $this->newDependency = $newDependency ?: \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(\New\Dependency\Interface::class);

guides/v2.3/contributor-guide/backward-compatible-development/index.md

@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ Add a new optional parameter to the constructor at the end of the arguments list
 
 In the constructor body, if the new dependency is not provided (i.e. the value of the introduced argument is `null`), fetch the dependency using `Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance()`.
 
+Prefix the type name with a question mark when declaring a parameter with a `null` default value.
+
 {% collapsible Example Code %}
 
 ```php
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ class ExistingClass
         \Old\Dependency\Interface $oldDependency,
         $oldRequiredConstructorParameter,
         $oldOptionalConstructorParameter = null,
-        \New\Dependency\Interface $newDependency = null
+        ?\New\Dependency\Interface $newDependency = null
     ) {
         ...
         $this->newDependency = $newDependency ?: \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(\New\Dependency\Interface::class);