ID: 46593 User updated by: jtaal at eljakim dot nl Reported By: jtaal at eljakim dot nl -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5.2.6 New Comment:
I've found the solution: $otherObject instanceof self (maybe someone can find this issue using a searchengine) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-11-17 13:17:22] jtaal at eljakim dot nl Description: ------------ The PHP parser currently cannot handle "__CLASS__" directly after "instanceof". I think this should be possible. Reproduce code: --------------- class myclass { function mymethod($otherObject) { if ($otherObject instanceof __CLASS__) { $otherObject->mymethod(null); } return 'works!'; } } $a = new myclass(); print $a->mymethod($a); Expected result: ---------------- works! Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CLASS_C, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or '$' in ... on line 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46593&edit=1