From: kevinarcher15 at hotmail dot com
Operating system: CentOS 5
PHP version: 5.3.0
PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Bug description: Alternative Syntax Else Issue
Description:
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PHP is confusing else as part of the nested if statement above it. When
removing the colon and replacing it with a left brace { it says unexepected
'{' expecting ':'... Placing any line of code below the nested if will stop
the problem from occurring, even while(false) { } prevents it. So it makes
sense why its happening, however based on the syntax and alternative syntax
it looks acceptable and PHP even seems to have an idea that the else is
part of the alternative syntax. Test on stable 5.3.0 and 5.3.1-dev (August
15 2009).
Reproduce code:
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if(true):
if(true) {
echo 'exepected';
}
else:
echo 'not here';
endif;
Expected result:
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expected
Actual result:
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PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/archer/test.php on
line 5
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Expected behavior:
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Not enough info:
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Submitted twice:
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