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PHP 8.5 Production

class-declaration

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class-declaration railroad diagramRead left to right. Branches are alternatives, bypasses are optional, and loops repeat. Select a production to explore it. The EBNF and linked references follow below.Explore production: class-modifiersclass-modifiers"class"Explore production: identifieridentifierExplore production: extends-clauseextends-clauseExplore production: implements-clauseimplements-clause"{"Explore production: class-member-listclass-member-list"}"
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
EBNF source
class-declaration =
    class-modifiers , "class" , identifier , [ extends-clause ] ,
    [ implements-clause ] , "{" , class-member-list , "}" ;

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