Req #45204 [Com]: Comma should be a valid HEREDOC keyword suffix

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45204&edit=1 ID: 45204 Comment by: lunakid at gmail dot com Reported by: signe at cothlamadh dot net Summary: Comma should be a valid HEREDOC keyword suffix Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: All PHP Version: 5.2.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Greetings from 2018, happy decennial! ;) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-06-08 01:28:24] signe at cothlamadh dot net Description: ------------ Comma should be added to the allowable line suffixes for HEREDOC keywords. The use of HEREDOC in an array becomes very ungainly because the keyword can not be terminated followed by a comma. Currently the addition of a comma renders the scripting engine unable to recognize the keyword as being the terminator for the HEREDOC string and the rest of the script is absorbed resulting in an "syntax error, unexpected $end" E_PARSE_ERROR. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php $foo = array( 'blah' => <<<SQL SELECT * FROM test WHERE RAND() SQL, 'foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => 'blat' ); print_r($foo); ?> Expected result: ---------------- The comma should not prevent the HEREDOC string from being terminated, and should be a valid suffix, just like semi-colon is. Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in test.php on line 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45204&edit=1