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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] First-class callable syntax
From: ralph@ralphschindler.com (Ralph Schindler)



> 
> It would theoretically be:
> 
>      $fn = MyController::myAction(...);
> 
> It currently errors:
> 
>> Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Non-static method MyController::myAction() cannot be called statically
> 
> I would be okay with allowing this, as long as it's bound before it's called.

Could we do this for 8.1? Does something of this scope need an RFC?

I started working up a patch over the weekend, it is 1/2 done (only 7 
failing tests).

I would really like to see this behavior come in with the (...) syntax, 
as I see it as pretty valuable.

-ralph