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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:06:26 +0000
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To: Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Inconsistencies in callable, call_user_func and direct variable calls
From: ajf@ajf.me (Andrea Faulds)

Hey Adam,

> On 20 Jan 2015, at 20:59, Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net> wrote:
>=20
> 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"
>>=20
>> see http://3v4l.org/1oSO3
>>=20
>> Thoughts ?
>=20
> This is https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=3D68475 =E2=80=94 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=E2=80=99s technically a 'language change=E2=80=99 and would affect =
the language specification. That said, it seems rather =E2=80=9Cno-brainer=
=E2=80=9D.

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Andrea Faulds
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