prettier / prettier/plugin-php
Syntax error with dynamic class/enum const fetch
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Description
@prettier/plugin-php v0.24.0
Playground link
Input:
<?php
Suit::{'Hearts'};
$var = 'Hearts';
Suit::{$var};
Suit::{Hearts};
Output:
Parse Error : syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting '(' on line 3
1 | <?php
2 |
> 3 | Suit::{'Hearts'};
| ^
4 | $var = 'Hearts';
5 | Suit::{$var};
6 | Suit::{Hearts};
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Research direction
Start with the linked Playground reproduction and trace how the formatter parses dynamic class and enum constant fetch expressions. Use the provided PHP input to reproduce the syntax error; done means these expressions are accepted without the reported parse error and produce valid formatted output.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 48/100