#42328 [NEW]: it's impossible to reference the class using a variable

From: taquito at o2 dot pl Operating system: mandriva cooker PHP version: 5.2.4RC2 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: it's impossible to reference the class using a variable Description: ------------ documentation for Scope Resolution Operator (::) states "As of PHP 5.2.4, it's possible to reference the class using a variable", which is not true. example 19.12 is wrong Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class MyClass { const CONST_VALUE = 'A constant value'; } $classname = 'MyClass'; echo $classname::CONST_VALUE; echo MyClass::CONST_VALUE; ?> Expected result: ---------------- A constant valueA constant value Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/alhambra/www/tst/test.php on line 8 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=42328&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42328&r=mysqlcfg