Re: [Discussion] Why can't I do "{$a::class}"?

On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 1:15 PM Ilija Tovilo <tovilo.ilija@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Peter > > On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM Peter Stalman <sarkedev@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > echo " {A::$static_property} \n"; // doesn't work (unless $static_property > > is a variable) > > echo " {$a::$static_property} \n"; // works > > > > echo " {A::static_method()} \n"; // doesn't work (just text) > > echo " {$a::static_method()} \n"; // works > > > > echo " {A::constant} \n"; // doesn't work > > echo " {$a::constant} \n"; // doesn't work either, but why? > > There were also suggestions to extend strings in a more generic way, > akin to JavaScripts template strings [3], but I didn't have any use > for this myself. > > [3] > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Template_literals What I actually wanted to reference were "tagged templates": https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Template_literals#tagged_templates Sorry for the confusion. Ilija