From 69f3d84a9ed8b1cd205cc6f17263010875c243d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert O'Rourke <23417+roborourke@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:23:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Allow null for stackPtr in check_compare_value method

Declared type should be nullable when default is set.
---
 HM/Sniffs/Performance/SlowMetaQuerySniff.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/HM/Sniffs/Performance/SlowMetaQuerySniff.php b/HM/Sniffs/Performance/SlowMetaQuerySniff.php
index d5950e3a..16c6bcce 100644
--- a/HM/Sniffs/Performance/SlowMetaQuerySniff.php
+++ b/HM/Sniffs/Performance/SlowMetaQuerySniff.php
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ protected function get_array_indices( int $array_start, int $array_end ) : array
 	 *
 	 * @param string $compare Comparison value
 	 */
-	protected function check_compare_value( string $compare, int $stackPtr = null ) : void {
+	protected function check_compare_value( string $compare, ?int $stackPtr = null ) : void {
 		if ( empty( $stackPtr ) ) {
 			$stackPtr = $this->stackPtr;
 		}