Doc #61397 [Opn->Wfx]: referencing class during static access using variable doesn't work properly

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61397&edit=1 ID: 61397 Updated by: salathe@php.net Reported by: willewendell at gmail dot com Summary: referencing class during static access using variable doesn't work properly -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Documentation Problem Package: *General Issues Operating System: Windows XP PHP Version: 5.3.10 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: $foo->bar is not "a variable". Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-03-15 09:42:14] willewendell at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Documentation says: "As of PHP 5.3.0, it's possible to reference the class using a variable. The variable's value can not be a keyword (e.g. self, parent and static)." It does not say that class variables cannot be used, but trying to do so will result in the completely nonsensical error for non-hebrew speakers. referencing the variable that references the class name does work, but it is a useless line in my code, i don't like it. public function foo() { $tmp =& $this->bar; echo $tmp::$my_static; } Test script: --------------- <?php class Foo { public static $my_static = 'foo'; } class Bar { protected $bar; public function __construct() { $this->bar = 'Foo'; } public function foo() { echo $this->bar::$my_static; } } $bar = new Bar(); $bar->foo(); Expected result: ---------------- foo Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM, expecting ',' or ';' in C:\ ... \test.php on line 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61397&edit=1