Req #71271 [Opn->Wfx]: Allow final abstract class {}

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71271&edit=1 ID: 71271 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: andreas at dqxtech dot net Summary: Allow final abstract class {} -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Class/Object related PHP Version: 7.0.2RC1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The idea was considered and declined. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/abstract_final_class Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-01-04 05:21:15] andreas at dqxtech dot net Description: ------------ It should be allowed to make a class both final and abstract, to make it a place for static methods. There is no good reason to not allow this. It is already possible to achieve the same or a similar effect with final + a private constructor. But this is unnecessarily verbose. Test script: --------------- <?php abstract final class C { static function foo() {} } Expected result: ---------------- should work just fine. Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Cannot use the final modifier on an abstract class ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71271&edit=1