1.2.755. Nested Attributes

Nested attribute are attribute in attributes.

Nested attributes are not available in PHP 8.0 and older. It is reported as an invalid constant expression.

<?php
// Extracted from PHP 8.1 addendum (https://www.php.net/releases/8.1/en.php#new_in_initializers)
class User
{
    #[\Assert\All(
        new \Assert\NotNull,
        new \Assert\Length(min: 6))
    ]
    public string $name = '';
}
?>

See also PHP RFC: New in initializers and New initializers.

1.2.755.1. Specs

Short name

Attributes/NestedAttributes

Rulesets

All, Appinfo, Changed Behavior, CompatibilityPHP73, CompatibilityPHP74, CompatibilityPHP80

Exakat since

2.3.1

PHP Version

With PHP 8.1 and more recent

Severity

Time To Fix

Changed Behavior

PHP 8.1 - More

Precision

Very high

Features

new-in-initializer, nested-attribute

Available in

Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud