php-grammarAn open source EBNF grammar for PHP.

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PHP 8.5 Production

name

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name 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: identifieridentifierExplore production: qualified-namequalified-nameExplore production: fully-qualified-namefully-qualified-nameExplore production: namespace-relative-namenamespace-relative-name
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
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name =
    identifier | qualified-name | fully-qualified-name | namespace-relative-name ;

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identifier qualified-name fully-qualified-name namespace-relative-name
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class-namesimple-typesimple-type-without-staticconstantfunction-call

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php-grammar is an open source project documenting PHP syntax in a consistent, tool-independent format. The EBNF describes syntax; the accompanying specification defines lexical rules and contextual constraints.

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