Bug #75771 [NEW]: When using traits, class must be written prior to calling in same file.

From: sybrew at gmail dot com Operating system: * PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:When using traits, class must be written prior to calling in same file. Description: ------------ When a class is called from the same file it's written, you should be able to call them in any order. However, when a class uses a trait, the order is strict. Test script: --------------- <?php new A; // good. new B; // fatal error. class A { function __construct() { echo 'constructed A', "<br>\n"; } } class B { use T; function __construct() { echo 'constructed B', "<br>\n"; $this->traitfunc(); } } new B; // good. trait T { function traitfunc() { echo 'traitfunc called', "<br>\n"; } } Expected result: ---------------- constructed A constructed B traitfunc called Actual result: -------------- constructed A FATAL ERROR Class 'B' not found on line number 4 -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75771&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75771&r=mysqlcfg