#24226 [Bgs]: Can't close then reopen a PHP script within class definition

ID: 24226 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: stephane dot drouard at st dot com Status: Bogus Bug Type: *General Issues Operating System: Lunix PHP Version: 4.3.2 New Comment: You just can't split class definitions in PHP which is documented here: http://docs.php.net/?q=language.oop Derick Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-06-18 05:34:19] stephane dot drouard at st dot com According to the answer, I added a variable but without terminating it by a ';': <? class test { var $dummy ?> <!-- comment --> <? function test() { print 'OK'; } } ?> It still reports the same error, but now at line 6, the opening PHP tag. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-06-17 11:04:02] sniper@php.net It might not be clear right away but this is how it's seen by PHP: <? class test { ; function test() { print 'OK'; } } From the manual, http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.php "The closing tag for the block will include the immediately trailing newline if one is present. Also, the closing tag automatically implies a semicolon; you do not need to have a semicolon terminating the last line of a PHP block." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-06-17 10:17:06] stephane dot drouard at st dot com Description: ------------ I'm using Dreamweaver and it handles editable regions by inserting HTML comments. To do so within PHP code, we need to close the script and to reopen it after. It works fine within functions (including class functions), loops, if, ... The only case (I identified) that does not work is within class definitions. Reproduce code: --------------- <? class test { ?> <!-- comment --> <? function test() { print 'OK'; } } ?> Expected result: ---------------- It should compile Actual result: -------------- Parse error: parse error, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION' or T_FUNCTION' or T_VAR' or '}'' in <file> on line 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24226&edit=1