#49143 [NEW]: is_callable() and unnecessary backslash

From: david at grudl dot com Operating system: PHP version: 5.3.0 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: is_callable() and unnecessary backslash Description: ------------ is_callable() and method_exists() may invoke autoloader with unnecessary namespace backslash. \My\MyClass::func() is the same as My\MyClass::func(). Reproduce code: --------------- function __autoload($name) { echo $name; } is_callable('\My\MyClass::func'); // ERROR is_callable('My\MyClass::func'); // OK method_exists('\My\MyClass', 'func'); // ERROR method_exists('My\MyClass', 'func'); // OK // defined works well: defined('\My\MyClass::CONST'); // OK defined('My\MyClass::CONST'); // OK Expected result: ---------------- My\MyClass My\MyClass My\MyClass My\MyClass My\MyClass My\MyClass Actual result: -------------- \My\MyClass My\MyClass \My\MyClass My\MyClass My\MyClass My\MyClass -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=49143&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49143&r=mysqlcfg