Bug #70457 [Opn->Ver]: Wrong line number for E_NOTICE - undefined constant in class

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70457&edit=1 ID: 70457 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: daniel dot jaenecke at sedo dot com Summary: Wrong line number for E_NOTICE - undefined constant in class -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Any PHP Version: Any Block user comment: N Private report: N Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-09-08 13:54:29] bwoebi@php.net We currently aren't storing any line number information for class variables/constants. And as these are only evaluated upon first use, the constant message will only appear on instantiation here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-09-08 09:20:33] yohgaki@php.net https://3v4l.org/DpCPp PHP has been emitting the error like this for a long time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-09-08 08:46:58] daniel dot jaenecke at sedo dot com Description: ------------ A notice complaining about an undefined constant assigned to a class property is reported for the wrong line number. I could reproduce this with the provided snippet for versions 5.3, 5.5 and 5.6 Test script: --------------- <?php class MyClass { private $var1 = ANOTHER_NONE_EXISTING_CONSTANT; private $var2 = 1; } $obj = new MyClass(); Expected result: ---------------- A notice for the line where the undefined constant is being used, in this case Notice: Use of undefined constant NONE_EXISTING_GLOBAL_CONSTANT […] in line 6 Actual result: -------------- Notice: Use of undefined constant ANOTHER_NONE_EXISTING_CONSTANT - assumed 'ANOTHER_NONE_EXISTING_CONSTANT' in /home/daniel/tmp/php-linenumber-bug/code.php on line 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70457&edit=1