Req #70986 [NEW]: Constants in traits

From: owlet at avtovokzaly dot ru Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Constants in traits Description: ------------ Sometimes we need to define constants directly in trait. Now it is impossible and can be done throw namespace constants, for example, But this replacement very uncomfortable. Test script: --------------- trait A { const CONST_A = 'value of A::A'; } class B { use A; public static function getA() { return self::CONST_A; } } echo B::getA(); Expected result: ---------------- value of A::A Actual result: -------------- PHP Fatal error: Traits cannot have constants in php shell code on line 2 -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70986&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70986&r=mysqlcfg