.. _syntax-error,-unexpected-token-"match",-expecting-"(":

syntax error, unexpected token "match", expecting "("
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Description
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Since ``match`` was introduced as a PHP keyword, it cannot be used anymore to name a class, interface, enum, trait, function or global constant. It may be used to name a class constant, method or property.

Example
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.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   function match($a) {}
   
   ?>

Solutions
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+ Change the name ``match``.
+ Make the function a method in a class.