Bug #79989 [Nab]: new `match` keyword is inconsistant in syntax errors

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79989&edit=1 ID: 79989 User updated by: call dot user dot func at gmail dot com Reported by: call dot user dot func at gmail dot com Summary: new match keyword is inconsistant in syntax errors Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: W10 PHP Version: 8.0.0beta1 Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Perfect. Thanks for answering. Sure, define() is just a string, when defining. When try to output/use it, is is now correctly a syntax error. Didn't knew of the namespace special behaviour and i also mixed up the match RFC change with the namespace RFC. Thanks. Not a bug :) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-08-18 10:55:35] cmb@php.net A string (like used in define()) is never an issue wrt. reserved keywords. class Match and function match are errors now, since match is a reserved keyword. The namespace declarations are special cased in PHP 8, so using a stand alone match or having Match as part of a namespace declaration name is allowed now. So everything behaves as expected; thus not a bug. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-08-18 10:43:53] call dot user dot func at gmail dot com Ok i understand this new RFC. When you say it is implemented in beta1, why it does not throw a error in this version when using namespace match{}? Also what's with all the other cases i've mentioned? Really not a bug? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-08-18 10:32:26] cmb@php.net The behavioral change of the namespace declaration is due to RFC: Treat namespaced names as single token[1], which only has been implemented for 8.0.0beta1, and is mentioned in UPGRADING[2]. [1] <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/namespaced_names_as_token> [2] <https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.0.0beta1/UPGRADING#L207-L210>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-08-18 10:02:55] call dot user dot func at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Stated in this RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/match_expression_v2#backward_incompatible_changes we have this new keyword match which now result in syntax errors when used as a namespaces, class names, function names, global constants. Well, this behaviour is not consistant with the RFC and also inconsistent between the alpha3 and all other pre-release versions of php8. My tests are in the attached test scripts. Greetz Roland Test script: --------------- <?php define("match", 1); // no error in php8.0.0beta1 class Match{} // error in php8.0.0beta1 function match(){} // error in php8.0.0beta1 namespace match{} // only error in php8.0.0alpha3 namespace Foo\Bar\Match; // only error in php8.0.0alpha3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79989&edit=1