Req #63020 [Opn->Sus]: Dynamic functions & methods unification

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63020&edit=1 ID: 63020 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: p dot szymkowski at gmail dot com Summary: Dynamic functions & methods unification -Status: Open +Status: Suspended Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Any PHP Version: 5.4.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for your interest in PHP and for submitting a feature request. Please be aware that due to the magnitude of change this request requires, it would be necessary to discuss it on PHP Internals list (internals@lists.php.net) as an RFC. Please read the guide about creating RFCs here: <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto>. If you haven't had experience with writing RFCs before, it is advised to seek guidance on the Internals list (<http://php.net/mailing-lists.php>) and/or solicit help from one of the experienced developers. Please do not consider this comment as a negative view on the merits of your proposal – every proposal which requires changes of certain magnitude, even the very successful and widely supported ones, must be done through the RFC process. This helps make the process predictable, transparent and accessible to all developers. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-09-06 01:35:30] aharvey@php.net I'd be surprised if we didn't have bugs/requests for this already, but I can't find them at a glance, so let's leave this open in the right package. The AST RFC might be of interest here, since it would presumably provide a path towards fixing this: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/ast_based_parsing_compilation_process ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-09-05 20:21:07] p dot szymkowski at gmail dot com Description: ------------ This is more than a feature than a bug. Usage of '{}' is not unified at all. Why this syntax: $this->{'function'}; works, but: {'function'}(); doesn't? It's really confusing. In "test script" form i am giving you full example of it. Test script: --------------- <?php function myFunction(){}; // {'myFunction'}(); // doesn't work $str = 'myFunction'; $str(); // works class myClass { public $bar = 'myClass'; public $test = 'myClass'; public function foo() { } } // $class = new {'myClass'}(); // doesn't work $str = "myClass"; $class = new $str(); // works $class->{'foo'}(); // works // $class2 = new {$class->test}; // doesn't work $class2 = new $class->test(); // works Expected result: ---------------- syntax {'myFunction'}(); should work syntax $class = new {'myClass'}(); should work syntax $class2 = new {$class->test}; should work Actual result: -------------- only calling methods and getting properties of class works in that way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63020&edit=1