Req #53968 [Opn->Bgs]: Non-breaking spaces are considered as a valid identifier character

[scottmac]

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53968&edit=1

 ID:                 53968
 Updated by:         scott...@php.net
 Reported by:        ivan dot enderlin at hoa-project dot net
 Summary:            Non-breaking spaces are considered as a valid
                     identifier character
-Status:             Open
+Status:             Bogus
 Type:               Feature/Change Request
 Package:            *General Issues
 PHP Version:        Irrelevant
 Block user comment: N
 Private report:     N

 New Comment:

if its not a bug why report it here?


Previous Comments:
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[2011-02-09 09:15:59] ivan dot enderlin at hoa-project dot net

Description:
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Hey :-),



Just a noticeable think that PHP allows is the use of non-breaking space
(0x00A0) as a valid identifier character. Thus, we can have very strange
code (but I love it)! See bellow.



It is not a bug, just a fact that makes PHP awesome.

Test script:
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<?php



// Just for fun.

class Aa Bb Cc {



    public function f g h ( ) {



        var_dump('succeed (1)');

    }

}



$c l a s s = new Aa Bb Cc();

$c l a s s->f g h();



// Go deeper.

function   ( ) {



    var_dump('succeed (2)');

}



 ();



// Go crazy!

class   {



    public function    ( ) {



        var_dump('succeed (3)');

    }

}



$  = new  ();

$ ->  ();



echo 'PHP is awesome :-).' . "\n";

Expected result:
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string(11) "succeed (1)"

string(11) "succeed (2)"

string(11) "succeed (3)"

PHP is awesome :-).

Actual result:
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string(11) "succeed (1)"

string(11) "succeed (2)"

string(11) "succeed (3)"

PHP is awesome :-).


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