Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64939&edit=1
ID: 64939 Updated by: larue...@php.net Reported by: ext dot rmolotkiewicz at gmail dot com Summary: Please make {$c->worker}() valid -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *General Issues PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: laruence Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: actually, there is already a similar PR, which will allow ($c->woke)(); see: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/301 close this since it was already addressed by other report Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-05-28 14:47:25] ext dot rmolotkiewicz at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Allowing syntax like {$c->worker}() would help to solve ambiguity. Test script: --------------- <?php class Worker { public function __invoke() { echo "invoked\n"; } } class Caller { public $worker; public function __construct($worker) { $this->worker = $worker; } public function __call($name, $arguments) { echo "called\n"; } } $c = new Caller(new Worker()); echo $c->worker(); // should output "called" echo {$c->worker}(); // should output "invoked" ?> Expected result: ---------------- called invoked Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64939&edit=1