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Request #43048 Interface should be allowed as a valid class name
Submitted: 2007-10-19 22:54 UTC Modified: 2007-10-20 14:48 UTC
From: lars at strojny dot net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 5.3CVS-2007-10-19 (snap) OS: Gentoo Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-10-19 22:54 UTC] lars at strojny dot net 
Description:
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When an application, which uses Company_Component_Interface as a current naming scheme, is ported to the new namespace support, it would not be possible to use the following:
<?php
namespace Company::Component;
interface Interface
{
...
}
This is because interface (or Interface) is a reserved keyword. It would be really helpful, if Interface would be an allowed class name.

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 [2007-10-20 13:29 UTC] lars at strojny dot net 
Same goes for Abstract, btw. Because something like MyCompany::Component::Abstract should be possible.
 [2007-10-20 14:48 UTC] johannes@php.net 
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php

Keywords can'T be used as identifier.
 
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