Bug #80487 [NEW]: PHP returns static when expecting self

From: raincomplain at outlook dot com Operating system: Irrelevant PHP version: 8.0.0 Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:PHP returns static when expecting self Description: ------------ PHP 8 throws a TypeError when expecting static but getting self, which makes sense, but it seems to work the other way around! and PHP will not complain when expecting self but getting static, this is not consistent and can lead to unexpected result too. Test script: --------------- class A { public static function get(): self { return new static; } public static function name(): void { echo 'A'; } } class B extends A { public static function name(): void { echo 'B'; } } B::get()::name(); echo $a->get()->name(); Expected result: ---------------- Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: A::get(): Return value must be of type A, B returned Actual result: -------------- B -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80487&edit=1 -- Fix committed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=globals PHP version support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=phptooold Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=80487&r=mysqlcfg