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Bug #46056 Function returned by function
Submitted: 2008-09-11 15:57 UTC Modified: 2008-09-11 16:08 UTC
From: odakynn at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.3.0alpha2 OS: Windows XP
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2008-09-11 15:57 UTC] odakynn at gmail dot com
Description:
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I was trying to call a function returned by another function and it caused a parse error.

Reproduce code:
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function a() {
    echo 'a';
    return create_function('', 'echo \'b\';');
};
a()();

- OR -

function a() {
    echo 'a';
    return function() { echo 'b'; };
};
a()();

Expected result:
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ab

Actual result:
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Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(' in ...

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 [2008-09-11 16:08 UTC] felipe@php.net
That is expected, func()() cannot be used.
 
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