outputs: array(5) { [0]=> string(5) "apple" [1]=> string(3) "car" [2]=> string(5) "lemon" [3]=> string(6) "orange" [4]=> string(3) "zoo" } Made possible with this patch: diff -u -p -r1.160.2.4.2.3 zend_language_parser.y --- zend_language_parser.y 10 Jan 2007 15:58:07 -0000 1.160.2.4.2.3 +++ zend_language_parser.y 18 Mar 2007 23:28:08 -0000 @@ -620,6 +620,29 @@ expr_without_variable: | T_ARRAY '(' array_pair_list ')' { $$ = $3; } | '`' encaps_list '`' { zend_do_shell_exec(&$$, &$2 TSRMLS_CC); } | T_PRINT expr { zend_do_print(&$$, &$2 TSRMLS_CC); } + | T_FUNCTION { + /* inline function declaration, its value is the function name */ + char name[64]; + int namelen; + static unsigned int anon_count; + namelen = zend_sprintf(name, "__zend_anon_%u", anon_count++); + $1.u.opline_num = CG(zend_lineno); + $$.op_type = IS_CONST; + $$.u.constant.type = IS_STRING; + $$.u.constant.value.str.val = estrdup(name); + $$.u.constant.value.str.len = namelen; + $$.u.constant.refcount = 1; + } is_reference { zend_do_begin_function_declaration(&$1, &$$, 0, $2.op_type, NULL TSRMLS_CC); } + '(' parameter_list ')' '{' inner_statement_list '}' { + + $$.op_type = IS_CONST; + $$.u.constant.type = IS_STRING; + $$.u.constant.value.str.val = estrdup(CG(active_op_array)->function_name); + $$.u.constant.value.str.len = strlen($$.u.constant.value.str.val); + $$.u.constant.refcount = 1; + zend_do_end_function_declaration(&$1 TSRMLS_CC); + } + ; function_call: