Bug #51825 [Opn->Bgs]: Calling a static property with a dynamic class name fails

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51825&edit=1 ID: 51825 Updated by: felipe@php.net Reported by: anis dot berejeb at gmail dot com Summary: Calling a static property with a dynamic class name fails -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Ubuntu 9.10 PHP Version: 5.2.13 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php This feature was added in 5.3.0. http://docs.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-05-14 17:07:53] anis dot berejeb at gmail dot com Description: ------------ When we call a static property with a dynamic class name, the call fails Test script: --------------- <?php class foo { public static $bar = 'OK'; } $foo = 'foo'; echo $foo::$bar; Expected result: ---------------- OK Actual result: -------------- syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/user/test.php on line 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51825&edit=1