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  A: string(1) "B"   B: Fatal error: Declaration of B::foo(): B must be compatible with A::foo(): A   C: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'static'   D: Fatal error: Cannot use ::class with dynamic class name

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✅ { answer }: correct!

❌ { answer }: Wrong answer!

PHP 8 can now return "static". Prior to this version it returned a fatal error "unexpected static". In addition, you can use "::class" in a dynamic context (that was not allowed before). The right answer was "A".

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• ✅ A: string(1) "B" - 53.3%
  percent%
• B: Fatal error: Declaration of B::foo(): B must be compatible with A::foo(): A - 10%
  percent%
• C: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'static' - 16.7%
  percent%
• D: Fatal error: Cannot use ::class with dynamic class name - 20%
  percent%

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Prior to this version you get the following error: 'PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'static' (T_STATIC) on line 5'

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• Read the "::class" documentation on php.net

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