Re: Inconsistencies in callable, call_user_func and direct variable calls

Hey Adam, > On 20 Jan 2015, at 20:59, Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net> wrote: > > On 20 January 2015 at 12:54, Marc Bennewitz <dev@mabe.berlin> wrote: >> valid for call_user_func[_array] and callable type-hint but invalid for for >> direct variable calls: >> - string "MyClass::staticFunc" >> - string "self::staticFunc" >> - string "static::staticFunc" >> - string "parent::func" >> - string "parent::staticFunc" >> >> see http://3v4l.org/1oSO3 >> >> Thoughts ? > > This is https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68475 — Julien and I > both have > PoC branches implementing this, and agree that it should be fixed in > PHP 7, although I think we differ on whether an RFC is required or > not. It’s technically a 'language change’ and would affect the language specification. That said, it seems rather “no-brainer”. -- Andrea Faulds http://ajf.me/