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Bug #26448 Unable to define a variable in a class
Submitted: 2003-11-28 10:54 UTC Modified: 2004-02-03 20:16 UTC
From: hervecaussinus at yahoo dot ca Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.0.0b2 (beta2) OS: Windows 2000
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-11-28 10:54 UTC] hervecaussinus at yahoo dot ca 
Description:
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I am not able to use the class examples in your Web site. In fact it seems that it is impossible to declare a variable when defining a class.

I am very new to PHP (3 days). Sorry if I am doing something wrong.

I look at the bug database and I also download and install the last binary (php5-win32-200311281530.zip).


Reproduce code:
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<?php
class MyClass {
   $Hello = "Hello, World!\n";
}
print 1;
?>


Expected result:
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Should parse and display 1 .

Actual result:
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Gives this error:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CorePHP\6-1.php on line 3

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 [2003-11-28 11:31 UTC] derick@php.net 
Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself.  For a
list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please
visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the
appropriate forum for asking support questions. 

Thank you for your interest in PHP.

You need to define class variables like this:

class MyClass {
  public $Hello = \"Hello, World\\n\";
}

no bug here.
 [2003-11-28 12:01 UTC] hervecaussinus at yahoo dot ca 
I test the syntax:

<?php
class MyClass {
  public $Hello = \"Hello, World\\n\";
}
print 1;
?>

and it does not work. Once again I am very sorry if I am doing something wrong (that is possible due to my short experience) but I think it is a bug (that looks strange I must admit).
 [2004-02-03 15:15 UTC] redeye at erisx dot de 
Remove the Backslashes ( your string wasn't enclosed )

<?php
class MyClass {
  public $Hello = "Hello, World\n";
}
print 1;
?>
 [2004-02-03 15:36 UTC] hervecaussinus at yahoo dot ca 
Thank you. I will test this again in my office.
 [2004-02-03 20:16 UTC] magnus@php.net 
Leave as bogus.
 
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