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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
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