Doc #77812 [Com]: 7.3 heredoc syntax not documented in manual proper

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77812&edit=1 ID: 77812 Comment by: chasepeeler at gmail dot com Reported by: bugs dot php dot net at ss dot st dot tc Summary: 7.3 heredoc syntax not documented in manual proper Status: Re-Opened Type: Documentation Problem Package: Strings related Operating System: * PHP Version: 7.3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The documentation at https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration73.incompatible.php#migration73.incompatible.core.heredoc-nowdoc is definitely wrong. As written: <?php $str = <<<FOO abcdefg FOO FOO; ?> will not produce the error mentioned. Instead, it will give the following: Parse error: Invalid body indentation level (expecting an indentation level of at least 4) If you don't indent that line: <?php $str = <<<FOO abcdefg FOO FOO; ?> You'll get an error, but still not the one reported. This appears to be a bug though, as it's requiring a semicolon after the identifier, despite the fact that documentation says that is no longer required. See https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76608 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-03-28 09:54:54] cmb@php.net > […] which doesn't even mention new syntax. Re-opening as doc bug, then. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-03-28 00:11:20] bugs dot php dot net at ss dot st dot tc Oh thank you so much. I didn't look there. Instead, was staring at https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.syntax.heredoc which doesn't even mention new syntax. Thanks again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-03-28 00:03:28] a at b dot c dot de This is the first entry listed under the "Backward Incompatible Changes" section of the 7.3 migration guide. http://www.php.net/manual/en/migration73.incompatible.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-03-27 20:13:27] bugs dot php dot net at ss dot st dot tc Description: ------------ Old, pre-7.3 heredoc syntax works as expected in PHP 7.3 interactive shell: $ php7.3 -a Interactive shell php > echo <<<FOO <<< > bar <<< > FOO; bar Now let's try 7.3 heredoc syntax: $ php7.3 -a Interactive shell php > echo <<<FOO <<< > bar <<< > FOO; <<< > $ php7.3 -a Interactive shell php > print(<<<FOO <<< > xx <<< > FOO); <<< > $ php7.3 -a Interactive shell php > echo <<<FOO <<< > xxx <<< > FOO; <<< > FOO php > ; xxxPHP Warning: Use of undefined constant FOO - assumed 'FOO' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in php shell code on line 4 The latter example works well in PHP 7.2: $ php7.2 -a Interactive shell php > echo <<<FOO <<< > xxx <<< > FOO; <<< > FOO php > ; xxx FOO; php > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77812&edit=1