Re: [RFC] [Discussion] new MyClass()->method() without parentheses

> > On Mon, Apr 8, 2024, at 6:08 AM, Valentin Udaltsov wrote: > > Hello internals, > > > > > > > > I would like to propose a syntax change for PHP 8.4 that allows to > > immediately access instantiated objects without wrapping the expression > > into parentheses. > > > > > > > > This was requested and discussed several times, see: > > > > - https://externals.io/message/66197 > > > > - https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70549 > > > > - https://externals.io/message/101811 > > > > - https://externals.io/message/113953 > > > > > > > > Here's what you will be able to write after this change: > > > > ```php > > > > class MyClass > > > > { > > > > const CONSTANT = 'constant'; > > > > public static $staticProperty = 'staticProperty'; > > > > public static function staticMethod(): string { return > 'staticMethod'; } > > > > public $property = 'property'; > > > > public function method(): string { return 'method'; } > > > > public function __invoke(): string { return '__invoke'; } > > > > } > > > > > > > > var_dump( > > > > new MyClass()::CONSTANT, // string(8) "constant" > > > > new MyClass()::$staticProperty, // string(14) "staticProperty" > > > > new MyClass()::staticMethod(), // string(12) "staticMethod" > > > > new MyClass()->property, // string(8) "property" > > > > new MyClass()->method(), // string(6) "method" > > > > new MyClass()(), // string(8) "__invoke" > > > > ); > > > > ``` > > > > > > > > For more details see the RFC: > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/new_without_parentheses > > > > Implementation: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/13029 > > I always thought there was some technical parser reason why this wasn't > possible. Maybe that was true in 5.x but isn't anymore? > > I cannot speak to the implementation, but I'm all for the change itself. > > --Larry Garfield > Hi, Larry! The grammar is compiled with no warnings, so it is definitely possible now. I also added a lot of tests that guarantee that existing behaviour is preserved and new syntax works as expected. Marco, Bilge, Levi, Larry, thank you for your positive feedback on the RFC.