On Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 12:05, Dominic Grostate <codekest...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> This actually works in PHP8, is it intentional? > > class Item > { > > } > > define('ITEM', new Item()); > More specifically, this works since PHP 8.1, as shown by this handy tool: https://3v4l.org/UTcfO I believe it came about as almost a side-effect of https://wiki.php.net/rfc/new_in_initializers although it also fits well with enums (which are special objects), since it allows you to do things like this: enum DayOfWeek { case MONDAY; case TUESDAY; case WEDNESDAY; case THURSDAY; case FRIDAY; case SATURDAY; case SUNDAY; } define('SCHEDULED_DAY', DayOfWeek::TUESDAY); Regards, -- Rowan Tommins [IMSoP]