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

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76853&edit=1 ID: 76853 Updated by: peehaa@php.net Reported by: teo8976 at gmail dot com Summary: ::class blindly returns whatever string precedes it, even if clas doesn't exist -Status: Open +Status: Duplicate Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: all PHP Version: 7.3.0beta3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Dupe of #67973 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-09-09 16:15:18] teo8976 at gmail dot com 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 this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76853&edit=1