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Bug #80041 Multi-line namespace no longer works with PHP 8
Submitted: 2020-08-31 18:16 UTC Modified: 2020-08-31 18:22 UTC
From: w1djmartin at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Class/Object related
PHP Version: 8.0.0beta2 OS: Windows 10
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2020-08-31 18:16 UTC] w1djmartin at gmail dot com
Description:
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Prior to PHP 8 Beta 1 splitting a namespace across multiple lines would work without error. Starting with PHP 8 Beta 1 a namespace that is split across multiple lines results in a parse error/syntax error.

Test script:
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namespace Foo
    \Bar
    \Baz;

echo __NAMESPACE__;

Expected result:
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The test script should output: Foo\Bar\Baz

Actual result:
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The test script throws an error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected fully qualified name "\Bar", expecting "{" 

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 [2020-08-31 18:20 UTC] w1djmartin at gmail dot com
You can easily see how the result changes at https://3v4l.org/IWbe1
 [2020-08-31 18:22 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2020-08-31 18:22 UTC] requinix@php.net
That is correct: namespace names are now one whole unit, not multiple names with slashes in between.
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/namespaced_names_as_token
 
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