Doc #71878 [Com]: Error in documentation example

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71878&edit=1 ID: 71878 Comment by: alexis_advance at hotmail dot com Reported by: alexis_advance at hotmail dot com Summary: Error in documentation example Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Scripting Engine problem PHP Version: Irrelevant Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thanks for you, requinix@php.net and cmb@php.net Regards. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-03-23 11:15:02] cmb@php.net This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-03-23 11:14:17] cmb@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=338787 Log: fixed #71878 (Error in documentation example) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-03-22 09:47:24] requinix@php.net https://3v4l.org/UpA4M Needs to be updated for PHP 7's changes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-03-22 09:43:37] alexis_advance at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/language.types.string --- The example right below "It is also possible to access class properties using variables within strings using this syntax." does not work as expected. Test script: --------------- Note: I just copied and pasted this script from the documentation. <?php class foo { var $bar = 'I am bar.'; } $foo = new foo(); $bar = 'bar'; $baz = array('foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'quux'); echo "{$foo->$bar}\n"; echo "{$foo->$baz[1]}\n"; ?> Expected result: ---------------- I am bar. I am bar. Actual result: -------------- I am bar. Notice: Array to string conversion in (filepath) on line 10 Notice: Undefined property: foo::$Array in (filepath) on line 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71878&edit=1