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syntax error, unexpected token ")", expecting variable
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Description
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An attribute placed inside a parameter list must be immediately followed by the parameter it decorates. Here, the attribute is the last thing before the closing parenthesis, so PHP expects a variable to declare the parameter, but finds the closing parenthesis instead.

Example
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.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   function foo(string $a, #[SomeAttribute]) {}
   
   ?>

Solutions
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+ Add the missing parameter, with its ``$`` variable, right after the attribute.
+ Remove the trailing attribute if no extra parameter was intended.

Related Error Messages
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+ :ref:`syntax-error,-unexpected-token-"#[",-expecting-")"`
+ :ref:`syntax-error,-unexpected-token-"{",-expecting-variable`
+ :ref:`syntax-error,-unexpected-variable-"$%s",-expecting-")"`
+ :ref:`syntax-error,-unexpected-variable-"$task",-expecting-")"`

See Also
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+ `Attributes <https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.attributes.php>`_

Changed Behavior
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This error may appear following an evolution in behavior, in previous versions. See ` <https://php-changed-behaviors.readthedocs.io/en/latest/behavior/.html>`_.