#46310 [NEW]: Namespace resolution is not done when creating objects of a variable class name

From: benno at transmog dot com dot au Operating system: Linux, but probably irrelevant PHP version: 5.3.0alpha2 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: Namespace resolution is not done when creating objects of a variable class name Description: ------------ Suppose you have a namespace that contains: - a function that has "new $blah ();" - the class $blah The instantiation will generate a fatal error if the namespace is not explicitly specified. I assume then that namespace resolution is not done when instantiating an object of a variable class name. This is similar to Bug #45197, but I don't think it's quite the same thing. Classes must know, at runtime, which namespace they belong to for the runtime namespace resolution described in the manual to work - http://php.net/manual/en/language.namespaces.definition.php Please advise either way. Reproduce code: --------------- Classes (defined in namespace ns): http://transmog.com.au/php/ns.phps Test suite: http://transmog.com.au/php/test.phps Expected result: ---------------- a: ok b: ok c: ok Actual result: -------------- a: ok b: ok c: <br /> <b>Fatal error</b>: Class 'testclass' not found in <b>/var/www/ns.php</b> on line <b>7</b><br /> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46310&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46310&r=mysqlcfg