Req #64871 [Opn]: The ::class operator should verify the class name

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64871&edit=1 ID: 64871 Updated by: vrana@php.net Reported by: vrana@php.net Summary: The ::class operator should verify the class name Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Any PHP Version: 5.5.0RC1 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: ralphschindler Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Ralph, what's your take on this? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-05-17 16:48:42] vrana@php.net Description: ------------ One of the main advantages of the ::class operator could be that it verifies the class name upon creating the string instead of upon usage. It should trigger autoloading if the class doesn't exist. I know that it's somewhat late to change this in PHP 5.5 but I was really surprised by the lack of this feature and about the fact that it wasn't considered in RFC. Test script: --------------- <?php // I want to know about this typo. echo stdClas::class; Expected result: ---------------- Fatal error: Class 'stdClas' not found Actual result: -------------- stdClas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64871&edit=1