On 29.01.2017 at 20:33, Rowan Collins wrote:
> Currently, if the constant FROB_ACTIVE is not defined, the code "echo
> FROB_ACTIVE;" results in an E_NOTICE and the string 'FROB_ACTIVE' being
> displayed. I would like to propose that this be changed to an E_WARNING
> in PHP 7.2, and to an Error in PHP 8.0.
> 
> My reasoning for this includes:
> 
> - consistency with other "undefined" errors, including the otherwise
> identical "echo \FROB_ACTIVE;"
> - the fallback to string appears to be largely undocumented except to
> discourage its use
> - the error can mask serious bugs, such as when mis-typing keywords
> 
> I have tried to anticipate some of the questions that will be raised, so
> have drafted an RFC rather than trying to fit all the detail into one
> e-mail: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecate-bareword-strings
> 
> Please read my proposal, and let me know your thoughts. I have placed
> the RFC "under discussion", but will be happy to modify it based on
> feedback, and am in no haste to put it to a vote.

Thanks for bringing this forward, Rowan!

I'm +1 on the proposal by all accounts.

-- 
Christoph M. Becker


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