smarty-php / smarty-php/smarty
nullsafe operator is not working
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enhancement
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- PHP
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Description
Using ?-> results in: Unexpected "?", expected one of: "}" when php 8 is used
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported Unexpected "?" error with a Smarty template using the PHP 8 nullsafe operator ?->. Inspect the template parser and its PHP 8 syntax handling; done means the operator is accepted without the parsing error and works as expected in the rendered template.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100