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Bug #76430 __METHOD__ inconsistent outside of method
Submitted: 2018-06-08 09:43 UTC Modified: -
Votes:1
Avg. Score:3.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:0 (0.0%)
From: nikic@php.net Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 7.2.6 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2018-06-08 09:43 UTC] nikic@php.net
Description:
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When __METHOD__ is used outside a method, but inside a class, it currently either returns the name of the class, or the name of the wrapping function, if the class is defined inside a function.

There are three possible results that would be consistent, though I think the best one would be to return an empty string in both cases, as we are logically not inside a method or function -- the class declaration separates the scope.

Test script:
---------------
<?php

class Foo {
    const X = __METHOD__;
}
function foo() {
    class Bar {
        const X = __METHOD__;
    }
}

foo();
var_dump(Foo::X);
var_dump(Bar::X);

Expected result:
----------------
string(0) ""
string(0) ""

or

string(3) "Foo"
string(3) "Bar"

or

string(0) ""
string(3) "foo"

Actual result:
--------------
string(3) "Foo"
string(3) "foo"

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 [2019-02-12 16:37 UTC] nikic@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of nikita.ppv@gmail.com
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=93641539429c41a8997016ee4a4502882b0a722e
Log: Fixed bug #76430
 [2019-02-12 16:37 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed
 
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