#43881 [Opn]: Example #1 for class constants shows error

From: Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:05:05 +0000
Subject: #43881 [Opn]: Example #1 for class constants shows error
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ID: 43881 User updated by: paramount_98 at hotmail dot com Reported By: paramount_98 at hotmail dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: RHEL 5 -PHP Version: Irrelevant +PHP Version: 5.2.5 New Comment: This is referring to the documentation at http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.constants.php Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-01-17 18:04:21] paramount_98 at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ Run example #1 on PHP 5.2.5 produces parse error. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class MyClass { const constant = 'constant value'; function showConstant() { echo self::constant . "\n"; } } echo MyClass::constant . "\n"; $classname = "MyClass"; echo $classname::constant . "\n"; $class = new MyClass(); $class->showConstant(); echo $class::constant."\n"; ?> Expected result: ---------------- outputs 'constant value' Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM, expecting ',' or ';' in /www/mydomain.com/httpdocs/class-constant-test.php on line 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43881&edit=1

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