syntax error, unexpected ‘string’ (T_STRING),

  • Resolved gringostarr

    (@gringostarr)


    4 years, 8 months ago

    I’m working on a plugin running on wamp64 and PHP 7.4.0. When I tried changing the PHP version to 7.3.12 I got this error:
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘string’ (T_STRING), expecting function (T_FUNCTION) or const (T_CONST) on the line indicated by >>>> in the code below.

    
defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
if ( ! class_exists( 'WC_Test_Integration' ) ) :
    class WC_Test_Integration extends WC_Integration {

>>>>     public function __construct() { 
         }

    The plugin works fine when I use PHP 7.4.0. The problem is that the plugin is going to be used on sites running PHP 7.3.12. Does anyone know why I’m getting this error?

    Thanks

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by gringostarr.
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  • Plugin Support con

    (@conschneider)

    Engineer

    Hi there,

    Your code looks correct. Maybe:

    * rewrite the ternary operator to a standard if() { ... }.
    * eliminate trailing white space in front of public function __construct.

    Kind regards,

    Thread Starter gringostarr

    (@gringostarr)

    Hi Con,

    Thanks for your help. I just found out what the problem is. I
    recently started using typed properties which PHP 7.3.12 doesn’t
    support. The parse error occurred on a different line so I didn’t
    suspect the typed properties was causing the problem.

    Thread Starter gringostarr

    (@gringostarr)

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