T_OBJECT_OPERATOR "->" and other Parser Tokens not documented in operator precedence table.
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Description
-> is PHP operator (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR)
https://www.php.net/manual/en/tokens.php
but not documented in this page
https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php
This issue is also mentioned in the comments.
:: (scope resolution operator)

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Research direction
Start with the operator precedence page and compare its table with the PHP tokens page. Determine where T_OBJECT_OPERATOR (->) and the mentioned scope resolution operator (::) belong, then update the documentation to cover the omitted parser tokens and verify the table is accurate.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100