Req #67711 [Opn->Csd]: Can't dereference constant strings

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67711&edit=1 ID: 67711 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: chriswarbo at gmail dot com Summary: Can't dereference constant strings -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Strings related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.6Git-2014-07-29 (Git) -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: That is possible as of PHP 5.6.0, see <https://3v4l.org/lWqe0>. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-07-29 19:34:19] chriswarbo at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Strings can be dereferenced to get sub-strings of length 1, eg. 'hello'[1] === 'e'. String variables can be dereferenced, eg. ($x = 'hello') && ($x[1] === 'e') String constants can't be dereferenced, eg. define('MY_CONST', 'hello') && MY_CONST[1]. Test script: --------------- <?php define('MY_CONST', 'hello'); var_dump(MY_CONST[1]); Expected result: ---------------- 'string(1) "e"' on stdout Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /home/chris/test2.php on line 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67711&edit=1