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SyntaxError: Parse Error : syntax error, unexpected '::' (T_DOUBLE_COLON)

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Description

A nested static reference is not working.

@prettier/plugin-php v0.19.5

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Input:

<?php

$app = static::APP::getInstance();


Output:

Parse Error : syntax error, unexpected '::' (T_DOUBLE_COLON) on line 3

  1 | <?php
  2 |
> 3 | $app = static::APP::getInstance();
    |                  ^
  4 |
  5 |

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure using the linked Playground and the input $app = static::APP::getInstance();. Start by tracing the PHP parsing path for nested static references and compare it with the reported parse error. Done means the input is accepted and formatted without the unexpected :: error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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