From 0f27fadf81b66268edf545f13891401b4d53cc38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:56:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix GH-2145 (var_export() added leading backslashes in PHP
 8.2)

---
 appendices/migration82/incompatible.xml |  5 +++++
 reference/var/functions/var-export.xml  | 10 +++++++++-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/appendices/migration82/incompatible.xml b/appendices/migration82/incompatible.xml
index 1d2b28ff55ef..b743de952c7f 100644
--- 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
index c5880c116dc5..c1d6877008af 100644
--- 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>