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Doc Bug #75814 Documentation not updated to reflect symbol naming rule change in 7.1
Submitted: 2018-01-13 23:25 UTC Modified: 2019-04-17 15:18 UTC
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Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
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From: daverandom@php.net Assigned: girgias (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Variables related
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 [2018-01-13 23:25 UTC] daverandom@php.net 
Description:
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Prior to 7.1, the byte 0x7f was permitted as the first character in a symbol name. Since 7.1, it is no longer allowed. The documentation has not been updated to reflect this.

It needs to be updated on at least this page: http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.basics.php

There are most likely other places that need to be updated.

Test script:
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https://3v4l.org/UOe2C

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 [2018-01-31 10:28 UTC] vrana@php.net
-Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem -Package: Documentation problem +Package: Variables related
 [2018-08-21 02:59 UTC] manabu dot matsui at gmail dot com 
These pages also have the same problem.

http://www.php.net/language.constants
http://www.php.net/functions.user-defined
http://www.php.net/language.oop5.basic
 [2019-04-17 15:17 UTC] girgias@php.net 
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of girgias
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=347269
Log: Updated REGEX of valid symbols in various instances
Fixes Doc Bug #75814
 [2019-04-17 15:18 UTC] girgias@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: girgias
 
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