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PHP 8.5 Production

trait-precedence

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trait-precedence 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-nameclass-name"::"Explore production: semi-reserved-identifiersemi-reserved-identifier"insteadof"Explore production: name-listname-list";"
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
EBNF source
trait-precedence =
    class-name , "::" , semi-reserved-identifier , "insteadof" , name-list , ";" ;

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