Fix GH-2145 (var_export() added leading backslashes in PHP 8.2)

php · Jan 11, 2023 · 0f27fad · 0f27fad
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diff --git a/appendices/migration82/incompatible.xml b/appendices/migration82/incompatible.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
    <function>ksort</function> and <function>krsort</function> now do numeric string
    comparison under <constant>SORT_REGULAR</constant> using the standard PHP 8 rules now.
   </para>
+
+  <para>
+   <function>var_export</function> no longer omits the leading backslash for exported classes,
+   i.e. these are now fully qualified. 
+  </para>
  </sect2>
 
  <sect2 xml:id="migration82.incompatible.spl">

diff --git a/reference/var/functions/var-export.xml b/reference/var/functions/var-export.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@
       </row>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>8.2.0</entry>
+       <entry>
+        Exported class names are now fully qualified; previously, the leading
+        backslash was ommitted.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
       <row>
        <entry>7.3.0</entry>
        <entry>
@@ -243,7 +250,8 @@ object(A)#2 (2) {
   </note>
   <warning>
    <para>
-    When <function>var_export</function> exports objects, the leading backslash is not included in the class name of namespaced classes for maximum compatibility.
+    Prior to PHP 8.2.0, when <function>var_export</function> exports objects,
+    the leading backslash is not included in the class name of namespaced classes for maximum compatibility.
    </para>
   </warning>
   <note>