Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63020&edit=1
ID: 63020
Updated by: aharvey@php.net
Reported by: p dot szymkowski at gmail dot com
Summary: Dynamic functions & methods unification
Status: Open
Type: Feature/Change Request
-Package: Documentation problem
+Package: Scripting Engine problem
Operating System: Any
PHP Version: 5.4.6
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
I'd be surprised if we didn't have bugs/requests for this already, but I can't find
them at a glance, so let's leave this open in the right package.
The AST RFC might be of interest here, since it would presumably provide a path towards fixing this:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/ast_based_parsing_compilation_process
Previous Comments:
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[2012-09-05 20:21:07] p dot szymkowski at gmail dot com
Description:
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This is more than a feature than a bug.
Usage of '{}' is not unified at all.
Why this syntax:
$this->{'function'};
works, but:
{'function'}();
doesn't?
It's really confusing. In "test script" form i am giving you full example of it.
Test script:
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<?php
function myFunction(){};
// {'myFunction'}(); // doesn't work
$str = 'myFunction';
$str(); // works
class myClass {
public $bar = 'myClass';
public $test = 'myClass';
public function foo() {
}
}
// $class = new {'myClass'}(); // doesn't work
$str = "myClass";
$class = new $str(); // works
$class->{'foo'}(); // works
// $class2 = new {$class->test}; // doesn't work
$class2 = new $class->test(); // works
Expected result:
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syntax {'myFunction'}(); should work
syntax $class = new {'myClass'}(); should work
syntax $class2 = new {$class->test}; should work
Actual result:
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only calling methods and getting properties of class works in that way.
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