Re: SomeClass::class error???

Hey Fabio, On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 at 18:14, Fabio Carpi <fabiocarpi@hotmail.com.br> wrote: > I'm new here on the list... Hello everyone! > > I use ::class sometimes to check some classes, but it works with any > keyword, even if the class doesn't exist. > The IDE doesn't show the error, and I only detect the error when the > specific piece of code is running... > > <?php > echo foo::class; > See https://3v4l.org/8lL10 ::class is effectively replaced with a string at compile time: Finding entry points Branch analysis from position: 0 1 jumps found. (Code = 62) Position 1 = -2 filename: /in/8lL10 function name: (null) number of ops: 2 compiled vars: none line #* E I O op fetch ext return operands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 0 E > ECHO 'foo' 3 1 > RETURN 1 This is by design, since otherwise each ::class lookup would result in autoloading, which would be disastrous for large maps of classes (like in service containers). Marco Pivetta https://mastodon.social/@ocramius https://ocramius.github.io/