Bug #76853 [NEW]: ::class blindly returns whatever string precedes it, even if clas doesn't exist

From: teo8976 at gmail dot com Operating system: all PHP version: 7.3.0beta3 Package: *General Issues Bug Type: Bug Bug description:::class blindly returns whatever string precedes it, even if clas doesn't exist Description: ------------ see below Test script: --------------- <?php echo \skljnsdkf\olsjdnvsjd::class; Expected result: ---------------- Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'skljnsdkf\olsjdnvsjd' not found Actual result: -------------- outputs this: \skljnsdkf\olsjdnvsjd as if the class existed. Not only is this wrong, it is not even documented. The documentation about "::class" is pathetic. It's not easy to find in the first place; all I could find is here: http://be2.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.constants.php """ The special ::class constant are [sic] available as of PHP 5.5.0, and allows for fully qualified class name resolution at compile [time??], this is useful for namespaced classes: """ -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76853&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76853&r=mysqlcfg