Bug #76430 [Opn->Csd]: __METHOD__ inconsistent outside of method

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76430&edit=1 ID: 76430 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: nikic@php.net Summary: __METHOD__ inconsistent outside of method -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem PHP Version: 7.2.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Automatic comment on behalf of nikita.ppv@gmail.com Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=93641539429c41a8997016ee4a4502882b0a722e Log: Fixed bug #76430 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-06-08 09:43:20] nikic@php.net Description: ------------ When __METHOD__ is used outside a method, but inside a class, it currently either returns the name of the class, or the name of the wrapping function, if the class is defined inside a function. There are three possible results that would be consistent, though I think the best one would be to return an empty string in both cases, as we are logically not inside a method or function -- the class declaration separates the scope. Test script: --------------- <?php class Foo { const X = __METHOD__; } function foo() { class Bar { const X = __METHOD__; } } foo(); var_dump(Foo::X); var_dump(Bar::X); Expected result: ---------------- string(0) "" string(0) "" or string(3) "Foo" string(3) "Bar" or string(0) "" string(3) "foo" Actual result: -------------- string(3) "Foo" string(3) "foo" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76430&edit=1