syntax error, unexpected token “private”, expecting “)”

Description

private is not expected at this position in the code, as the previous property $a is not finished. It would be finished with a closing parenthesis ), as suggested by the error message, or a comma, to introduce the next property.

This error message might have other variations, such as protected, public, static, readonly, abstract, final.

Example

<?php

class ProcessController extends AbstractController
{
    public function __construct(
        public A $a
        private B $b,
    ) {
    }
}
?>

Solutions

• Add a comma to introduce the next property or argument.

• Add a closing parenthesis to close the signature and the previous property.