# Variable method names

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/202
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- Started by Jan Schneider on 2003-03-23T22:45:33+00:00
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## #202 — Jan Schneider — 2003-03-23T22:45:33+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/202#202

Is there a reason or is it a bug that the following code doesn't work anymore?

class Foo {
  function bar()
  {
    echo "bar";
  }
}

$method = "bar";

Foo::$method();

parse error, unexpected '('

Jan.

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## #205 — Zeev Suraski — 2003-03-24T09:33:01+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/202#205 · In reply to: #202

There is a reason, but it is a bug :)

Zeev

At 14:45 23/03/2003, Jan Schneider wrote:
>Is there a reason or is it a bug that the following code doesn't work anymore?
>
>class Foo {
>   function bar()
>   {
>     echo "bar";
>   }
>}
>
>$method = "bar";
>
>Foo::$method();
>
>parse error, unexpected '('
>
>Jan.
>
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