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syntax error, unexpected variable "$task", expecting ")"
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Description
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In a function, method or closure signature, each parameter must be separated from the next one by a comma. Here, the comma between ``$name`` and ``$task`` is missing, so once PHP has parsed ``$name`` as a complete, typed parameter, it expects either another comma or the closing parenthesis of the argument list; instead it finds another variable, ``$task``.

This is the generic "unexpected variable, expecting )" message, reported here with the concrete variable name found in the offending code, ``$task``.

Example
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.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   function schedule(string $name $task) {}
   
   ?>

Solutions
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+ Add the missing comma between the two parameters.
+ Remove the extra variable if it was left over from editing.

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

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>`_.