PHP Error of the Day

[haggholm]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM, expecting '}' in /var/www/htdocs/webeval/erez/classes/assignment/assignmentSQLgen.php on line 251

According to Wikipedia,

Paamayim Nekudotayim (פעמיים נקודתיים pronounced [paʔamajim nəkudotajim]) is a name for the Scope Resolution Operator (::) in PHP. It means "twice colon" or "double colon" in Hebrew.

Nekudotayim (נקודתיים) means 'colon'; it comes from nekuda (IPA: [nəkuda]), 'point' or 'dot', and the dual suffix ayim (יים-), hence 'two points'. Similarly, the word paamayim (פעמיים) is derived by attaching the dual suffix to paam (IPA: [paʔam]) ('one time' or 'once'), thus yielding 'twice'.

The name was introduced in the Israeli-developed Zend Engine 0.5 used in PHP 3. Although it has been confusing to many developers, it is still being used in PHP 5.

…Of course.

Comments

[hackd.net (from livejournal.com)]

Saw that a while back myself. Didn't even try to understand it, just looked at the line number and figured out the error. I think that kind of message is to be expected from geeks (even if it seems to be there for legacy reasons). At least it isn't some bizarre reference to obscure Star Wars non-canon literature...

*goes to modify code comments and use SW references*