Bug #66811 [Com]: Cannot access static::class in lambda, writen outside of a class

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66811&edit=1 ID: 66811 Comment by: vovan-ve at yandex dot ru Reported by: vovan-ve at yandex dot ru Summary: Cannot access static::class in lambda, writen outside of a class Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem PHP Version: 5.5.9 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: PHP 5.3 allow us to use $object::CONSTANT, but $object::class doesn't work in the same manner, which would be better than get_class($object). Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-03-03 05:08:08] vovan-ve at yandex dot ru Description: ------------ Since PHP 5.4 a closure can be bound to a object of a class to work like a method. Since PHP 5.5 class name can be fetched with special syntax SomeClass::class, like a pseudo-constant with name 'class'. This second feature does not work in a lambda, writen outside of a class. It cause syntax error. Test script in a sandbox: http://3v4l.org/XO0bZ May be, related with #66622 ? Test script: --------------- <?php class A { const BAZ = 37; public static function f() { return static function () { var_dump(static::BAZ); var_dump(static::class); }; } } $f = A::f(); $f(); $g = $f->bindTo(null, A::class); $g(); $foo = static function () { var_dump(static::BAZ); var_dump(static::class); // line 21 is here }; $bar = $foo->bindTo(null, A::class); $bar(); Expected result: ---------------- int(37) string(1) "A" int(37) string(1) "A" int(37) string(1) "A" Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Cannot access static::class when no class scope is active in ... on line 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66811&edit=1