Req #53097 [NEW]: Allow creating object without variable assignment and calling method inline

From: Operating system: PHP version: 5.3.3 Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Allow creating object without variable assignment and calling method inline Description: ------------ In other languages I can do things like this, but PHP5 barfs when I try to do it: print (new DateTime('now'))->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') Instead I have to use a temporary variable: $x = new DateTime('now'); print $x->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'); unset($x); Test script: --------------- php -r "print (new DateTime('now'))->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')" Expected result: ---------------- The date+time stamp. Actual result: -------------- PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in Command line code on line 1 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53097&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=53097&r=mysqlcfg