Bug #51672 [Com]: Parse error when a subscript operator is used after a function call operator

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51672&edit=1 ID: 51672 Comment by: nmn at mailinator dot com Reported by: miklcct at gmail dot com Summary: Parse error when a subscript operator is used after a function call operator Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Compile Failure Operating System: Ubuntu 9.04 PHP Version: 5.3.2 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Not a bug, just a stupid feature that demonstrate the lack of vision in the language design. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-04-27 12:14:50] degeberg@php.net Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-04-27 12:11:21] miklcct at gmail dot com Description: ------------ syntax error when a subscript operator is used with a function call operator Test script: --------------- #!/usr/bin/php <?php function test() { return "foo"; } echo test()[0]; Expected result: ---------------- f Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[', expecting ',' or ';' in /home/www/bus/test.php on line 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51672&edit=1