[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53858: PHP 8.1: syntax error due to new 'readonly' property

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#53858: PHP 8.1: syntax error due to new 'readonly' property
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 Reporter:  haosun        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  5.9
Component:  General       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by ayeshrajans):

 * keywords:  php81 needs-patch =>
 * version:  4.9 => trunk


Comment:

 Thanks for opening this ticket, @haosun.
 `readonly` indeed is a reserved token in PHP 8.1, so we have no choice but
 to rename it.

 I think simply renaming the function to `wp_readonly` (or something more
 meaningful TBH) would do; this will be a breaking change no matter how we
 like to see it. It will be a less severe one though, because thanks to
 @swissspidy, we know there are at least no such calls in public
 repositories exposed to wpdirectory.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53858#comment:9>
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