On Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 12:05, Dominic Grostate <[email protected]>
wrote:
> This actually works in PHP8, is it intentional?
>
> class Item
> {
>
> }
>
> define('ITEM', new Item());
>
More specifically, this works since PHP 8.1, as shown by this handy tool:
https://3v4l.org/UTcfO
I believe it came about as almost a side-effect of
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/new_in_initializers although it also fits well
with enums (which are special objects), since it allows you to do things
like this:
enum DayOfWeek
{
case MONDAY;
case TUESDAY;
case WEDNESDAY;
case THURSDAY;
case FRIDAY;
case SATURDAY;
case SUNDAY;
}
define('SCHEDULED_DAY', DayOfWeek::TUESDAY);
Regards,
--
Rowan Tommins
[IMSoP]
