Req #79085 [NEW]: Incosistency on ::class constant

From: almamu at almamu dot com Operating system: Any PHP version: 7.2.26 Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Incosistency on ::class constant Description: ------------ I've noticed some inconsistencies on how the ::class magic constant is handled compared to other constants/class members. As seen in the example script, if you try to access ::class on a non-existant class, you don't get any kind of error, which would be expected, as the class itself doesn't exist. This can provoke some nasty errors where you typo the class' name and PHP doesn't even give you a (expected) warning. I've created an interactive example with that same code so you can check it live and toy with it: https://3v4l.org/RbIhK Test script: --------------- <?php echo FOO::class; echo FOO::constantName; echo FOO::$username; // It works as echoing Typo\WTF; It shall fail... Expected result: ---------------- Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'FOO' not found in /in/RbIhK:2 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/RbIhK on line 3 Process exited with code 255. Actual result: -------------- FOO Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'FOO' not found in /in/RbIhK:3 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/RbIhK on line 3 Process exited with code 255. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79085&edit=1 -- Fix committed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=globals PHP version support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=phptooold Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79085&r=mysqlcfg