#40790 [NEW]: List interface parsed as T_LIST instead of T_STRING

[markpk at gmail dot com]

From: markpk at gmail dot com
Operating system:
PHP version: 5.2.1
PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Bug description: List interface parsed as T_LIST instead of T_STRING

Description:
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An object named List, named after a common data structure, is parsed as a
T_LIST. I know many PHP applications use list(), but I think the engine
could be made a little smarter by checking if this T_LIST could _also_ be
a T_STRING in cases like these:

interface List
{
...
}

and:

function anything(List $x)
{
,,,
}

It will be appreciated if the engine detects the user is declaring an
object named List and thus not parsing it as a T_LIST in this case.
Because List is the name of a common data structure, it is a little bit
annoying to see PHP displays a parse error instead of recognizing it as a
T_STRING.


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[tony2001@php.net]

ID: 40790
Updated by: [email]tony2001@php.net[/email]
Reported By: markpk at gmail dot com
-Status: Open
+Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.2.1
New Comment:

[url]http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.php[/url]
There are reserved words and you have to remember of them when naming
you classes/functions.

>I think the engine could be made a little smarter by..

Stas was kind enough to write a comprehensive answer on this, so I
won't duplicate it.
You can find it here: [url]http://news.php.net/php.internals/28303[/url]


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[2007-03-12 23:02:23] markpk at gmail dot com

Description:
------------
An object named List, named after a common data structure, is parsed as
a T_LIST. I know many PHP applications use list(), but I think the
engine could be made a little smarter by checking if this T_LIST could
_also_ be a T_STRING in cases like these:

interface List
{
...
}

and:

function anything(List $x)
{
,,,
}

It will be appreciated if the engine detects the user is declaring an
object named List and thus not parsing it as a T_LIST in this case.
Because List is the name of a common data structure, it is a little bit
annoying to see PHP displays a parse error instead of recognizing it as
a T_STRING.



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