1.2.445. Fallback Function

A function that is called with its name alone, and whose definition is in the global scope.

<?php

namespace {
    // global definition
    function foo() {}
}

namespace Bar {
    // local definition
    function foo2() {}

    foo(); // definition is in the global namespace
    foo2(); // definition is in the Bar namespace
}

?>

See also Using namespaces: fallback to global function/constant.

1.2.445.1. Specs

Short name	Functions/FallbackFunction
Rulesets	All, Appinfo, CE
Exakat since	1.1.4
PHP Version	All
Severity
Time To Fix
Precision	Very high
Features	function, fallback-function
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Community Edition, Exakat Cloud