Bug #65530 [Opn->Ver]: Anonymous functions not callable directly when part of a static class

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65530&edit=1 ID: 65530 Updated by: yohgaki@php.net Reported by: matt dot minix at gmail dot com Summary: Anonymous functions not callable directly when part of a static class -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Bug -Package: Variables related +Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux -PHP Version: 5.4.18 +PHP Version: 5.4 and later Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: PHP behaves as reported. It does not work 5.5 also. [yohgaki@dev PHP-5.5]$ ./sapi/cli/php <?php class a { public static $b; } a::$b = static function($c) { echo $c; }; a::$b('Test') ?> Fatal error: Function name must be a string in - on line 7 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-08-22 21:19:27] matt dot minix at gmail dot com Description: ------------ An anonymous function doesn't seem like it can be called directly when in a static class. Test script: --------------- class a { public static $b; } a::$b = static function($c) { echo $c; }; a::$b('Test'); I am however able to do class a { public static $b; } a::$b = static function($c) { echo $c; }; $Temp = a::$b; $Temp('Test'); Expected result: ---------------- "Test" Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Function name must be a string ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65530&edit=1