#47690 [Bgs]: $this not accessible inside a lambda function declared within a class

ID: 47690 Updated by: scottmac@php.net Reported By: crocodile2u at gmail dot com Status: Bogus Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: ubuntu 8.10 PHP Version: 5.3CVS-2009-03-17 (snap) New Comment: I already did it when I saw this report. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-03-17 14:24:49] crocodile2u at gmail dot com Ok, Thanks for a quick reply. I would suggest adding that link to the wiki article. (I have just registered in the wiki but there is no "Edit this page" button there for me, guess it is a priviledge that I do not have). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-03-17 14:15:24] scottmac@php.net See http://wiki.php.net/rfc/closures/removal-of-this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-03-17 14:01:14] crocodile2u at gmail dot com Description: ------------ http://wiki.php.net/rfc/closures in the "Interaction with OOP" section, it is said that $this is accessible from within a lambda-function that is declared in a method. This is not true for php-5.3.0beta. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php // code completely taken from http://wiki.php.net/rfc/closures class Example { private $search; public function __construct ($search) { $this->search = $search; } public function setSearch ($search) { $this->search = $search; } public function getReplacer ($replacement) { return function ($text) use ($replacement) { return str_replace ($this->search, $replacement, $text); }; } } $example = new Example ('hello'); $replacer = $example->getReplacer ('goodbye'); echo $replacer ('hello world'); // goodbye world $example->setSearch ('world'); echo $replacer ('hello world'); // hello goodbye Expected result: ---------------- no errors occur Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in /home/vbolshov/tmp/x.php on line 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=47690&edit=1