Anonymous Class results in Error; $var = New Class

Question

$gen = NEW CLASS {

    public function Num() {

        $number = mt_rand('0','9');

            function Duplicate($number) {
                $number = $number.$number;
                return $number;
            }

        return Duplicate($number);
    }

}

echo $gen->Num();

When running the code above I get the following error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'echo' (T_ECHO) in /home/user/domain/new.php on line 69

Am I doing something wrong here?

And will this be backwards compatible with anything older than PHP 7?

@arkascha It seems you can now write `$a = new class {}` in PHP7, anonymous class... Cool :D http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.anonymous.php — Justinas, Sep 30 '16 at 07:50
@Justinas Thanks for the hint, that is indeed not familiar. But it makes sense for some cases I guess, especially together with the `extends` feature. — arkascha, Sep 30 '16 at 08:03
`will this be backwards compatible with anything older than PHP 7` No! — Mark Baker, Sep 30 '16 at 08:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 30 '16 at 08:01

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You lack a semicolon before echo.

answered Sep 30 '16 at 08:01

Rax Weber

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