From: Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Variables related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:script stops when closure used without open brackets
Description: ------------ When declaring a closure and using it without the open brackets (as if it were a variable), PHP stops from executing next instructions. Test script: --------------- $a = function(){}; echo $a; echo 'Hey!'; Expected result: ---------------- Hey! Actual result: -------------- nothing -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60410&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60410&r=mysqlcfg