Bug #80427 [Com]: ::class keyword does not work correctly with an imported function

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80427&edit=1 ID: 80427 Comment by: udaltsov dot valentin at gmail dot com Reported by: udaltsov dot valentin at gmail dot com Summary: ::class keyword does not work correctly with an imported function Status: Open Type: Bug Package: *General Issues PHP Version: 7.4.13 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I realized what this phrase means: "The class name resolution using ::class is a compile time transformation". So ::class just finds the used class and outputs its name regardless of existence. That's why it doesn't work with functions — it just thinks that it's a class in the current namespace. Can be closed, my apologies. P.s.: There is a relevant discussion of <function>::func syntax at https://externals.io/message/108459. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-11-26 23:13:01] udaltsov dot valentin at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Although not documented, class keyword can be used with constants and functions since 5.5: https://3v4l.org/FHYYd. And this is really cool. Unfortunately, myFunction::class and MY_CONSTANT::class do not take use function and use const into account: https://3v4l.org/Vg4tF. It's inconsistent with MyClass::class behavior. I suggest to fix this inconsistency. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80427&edit=1