#34502 [NEW]: method chaining on constructor causes parse error

From: goat at daholygoat dot com Operating system: Linux PHP version: 5.0.5 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: method chaining on constructor causes parse error Description: ------------ When doing method chaining on a constructor (without seperately instantiating the object first), a parse error occurs. Reproduce code: --------------- class A { private $str; function A($str) { $this->str = $str; } function returnStr() { return $str; } } echo new A("hello")->returnStr(); Expected result: ---------------- The reference to an object of A created with A's constructor would allow me to call returnStr() on it. Actual result: -------------- I'm getting a parse error. PHP Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR, expecting ',' or ';' -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34502&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34502&r=mysqlcfg