#43343 [NEW]: Variable class name

From: felipensp at gmail dot com Operating system: PHP version: 5.3CVS-2007-11-20 (snap) PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: Variable class name Description: ------------ See the code below. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php namespace foobar; class foo { } //var_dump(namespace::); // Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or '$' // Ok! $foo = 'foo'; var_dump(new namespace::$foo); // Fatal error: Class 'foobar' not found // var_dump(new namespace::foo); # Ok! Expected result: ---------------- var_dump(namespace::); Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting T_STRING or Support the variable referencing class name. Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Class 'foobar' not found -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43343&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43343&r=mysqlcfg