#30533 [NEW]: Parentheses around returned object cause a parse error

From: tompaw at irc dot pl Operating system: Windows XP SP2 CORP ENU PHP version: 5CVS-2004-10-22 (dev) PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: Parentheses around returned object cause a parse error Description: ------------ I use Singleton classes in my code. In each of them there must be a function that returns the instance of the object of that class (or creates that object before). The problem occurs, when I try to put that method insinde parentheses, like (MobilDB::GI())->test(); in the following example. Please notice, that MobilDB::GI()->test(); works perfectly, so the problem seems to be related to the parentheses around MobilDB::GI(). Reproduce code: --------------- class MobilDB { private static $instance = null; private function __construct() { echo "const"; } public static function GI() { if (self::$instance == null) { self::$instance = new MobilDB; } return self::$instance; } function test() { echo "test"; } } (MobilDB::GI())->test(); Expected result: ---------------- I expected the constructor from the MobilDB class to be run (as this is the first instance of GI() function and appropriate object must be created) and then the test() method from the same class to be run. The expected output was "consttest". Actual result: -------------- Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in D:\www\mobil\m.php on line 8 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30533&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=float MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=30533&r=mysqlcfg