Req #71654 [Com]: $class instanceof myClass::class lead a parse error

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71654&edit=1 ID: 71654 Comment by: contact at geolim4 dot com Reported by: contact at geolim4 dot com Summary: $class instanceof myClass::class lead a parse error Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Debian/Wheezy PHP Version: 7.0.4RC1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Does a patch is planned for this one ? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-02-23 19:12:16] contact at geolim4 dot com My bad it's the working sample that i posted, here is the buggy sample: Test script: --------------- <?php foreach(get_declared_classes() as $class) { if($class instanceof AnExistingInterface::class){ $class::myImplementedMethod(); } } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-02-23 19:10:41] contact at geolim4 dot com Description: ------------ It seems that the lexer did not recognize a certain syntax with instanceof and ::class suffix. Test script: --------------- <?php $interface = AnExistingInterface::class;// The behaviour is the same with a class foreach(get_declared_classes() as $class) { if($class instanceof $interface){ $class::myImplementedMethod(); } } Expected result: ---------------- No parse error Actual result: -------------- ParseError: syntax error, unexpected 'class' (T_CLASS), expecting variable (T_VARIABLE) or '$' in absolute/path/to/that/file.php on line xxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71654&edit=1