Bug #80041 [Opn->Nab]: Multi-line namespace no longer works with PHP 8

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80041&edit=1 ID: 80041 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: w1djmartin at gmail dot com Summary: Multi-line namespace no longer works with PHP 8 -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Windows 10 PHP Version: 8.0.0beta2 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: That is correct: namespace names are now one whole unit, not multiple names with slashes in between. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/namespaced_names_as_token Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-08-31 18:20:59] w1djmartin at gmail dot com You can easily see how the result changes at https://3v4l.org/IWbe1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-08-31 18:16:57] w1djmartin at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Prior to PHP 8 Beta 1 splitting a namespace across multiple lines would work without error. Starting with PHP 8 Beta 1 a namespace that is split across multiple lines results in a parse error/syntax error. Test script: --------------- namespace Foo \Bar \Baz; echo __NAMESPACE__; Expected result: ---------------- The test script should output: Foo\Bar\Baz Actual result: -------------- The test script throws an error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected fully qualified name "\Bar", expecting "{" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80041&edit=1