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PHP PHP Functions Function Returns and More PHP Closures

Posted by Boris Vukobrat
Boris Vukobrat
851 Points

Closures have semicolon at end

Is this a unique syntax case using ';' after curly brackets:

$func = function(){...};

?

1 Answer

Codin - Codesmite
Codin - Codesmite
8,600 Points
Codin - Codesmite
Codin - Codesmite
8,600 Points

It requires a semicolon at the end because it is an expression and not a statement.

If-statements, while-statements, functions, etc are statements which do not need to be semicolon-terminated.

Your example is a command which makes it an expression. Standalone expressions require semicolons.

A statement would be:

function functionName(){}

but this is a command making it an expression and not a statment:

$functionName = function(){};

I think this syntax originates from C.

Boris Vukobrat
Boris Vukobrat
851 Points

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