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First class callable syntax for instance methods

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Description

Description

Consider the following code:

class Booking
{
    public function getFreeCancellationDeadline(): ?\DateTimeImmutable
    {
          //  ....
    }
}

Then, you'd like to have a closure:

fn (Booking $b): ?\DateTimeImmutable => $b->getFreeCancellationDeadline();

It would be much neater to have it like this:

Booking::getFreeCancellationDeadline(...);

This is the exact form in which PhpStorm IDE copies the method reference ("Copy Reference" on the method - Ctrl+Alt+Sft+C).

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The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the proposed first-class callable syntax and its PHP interpreter implications; done means the demonstrated instance-method reference syntax is supported and covered by appropriate tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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