var_export on anonymous classes
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Bug
Category: Engine
Extension: standard
Status: Verified
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Description
Description
I couldn't find that reported, so I'll open a new issue.
The following code:
<?php
var_export(new class{});
Resulted in this output: https://3v4l.org/CQ6qK
\class@anonymous/in/CQ6qK:3$0::__set_state(array(
))
But I expected this output instead:
NULL
or
new class {}
PHP Version
PHP 8.2 and older
Operating System
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Research direction
Start by reproducing var_export(new class{}); on the PHP versions mentioned in the issue and inspect the reported output. Read the 15-comment thread to determine whether the intended result is NULL or a reconstructible anonymous class, then verify the chosen behavior against the reproducer.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100