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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Call closure stored as object property directly without
 use of temporary variable
From: steve@mrclay.org (Steve Clay)

Adam,

On 12/8/12 4:48 PM, Adam Jon Richardson wrote:
> call closures that are stored as object properties directly without having
> to make use of a temporary variable.
...
> $o = new stdClass();
> $o->func = function(){
>      return 'Yes!';
> };
> $o->func();

The following expression avoids PHP's dilemma of distinguishing prop/method, but fails 
because you can't execute an expression:

($o->func)();

Similarly if $a is a Closure, $a() works but ($a)() fails.

If these could be made to work, would it break BC? And *should* they be made to work?

Steve Clay
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