#48246 [NEW]: Allow the new statement to be a value.

From: mathieu dot suen at easyflirt dot com Operating system: not relevant PHP version: 5.2.9 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Allow the new statement to be a value. Description: ------------ The new statement can only be use insid a assignement statement. ex: $a = new A(); It would be better to also allow it in other statement like the invokation: (new A())->foo() In other word "new A()" should be a valuable statement. Reproduce code: --------------- (new A())->foo() Expected result: ---------------- The method foo() is invoked on the newlly created object Actual result: -------------- Compilation error -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=48246&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=fixedcvs Fixed in CVS and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48246&r=mysqlcfg