PHP 8.3 Features in PHP
From the PHP cheat sheet ยท PHP 8 Features ยท verified Jul 2026
PHP 8.3 Features
Typed class constants, #[\Override], json_validate, dynamic class constants
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// Typed class constants (PHP 8.3)
class Config {
const string VERSION = '1.0.0';
const int MAX_USERS = 100;
}
// #[\Override] attribute (PHP 8.3)
class Base {
public function greet(): string {
return 'Hello';
}
}
class Child extends Base {
#[\Override]
public function greet(): string {
return 'Hi';
}
}
// json_validate() (PHP 8.3)
if (json_validate($jsonString)) {
$data = json_decode($jsonString, true);
}
// Dynamic class constants (PHP 8.3)
class Status {
const ACTIVE = 'active';
const INACTIVE = 'inactive';
}
$name = 'ACTIVE';
echo Status::{$name}; // 'active'๐ก Typed class constants prevent subclasses from drifting on type
๐ #[\Override] catches typos when refactoring parent classes
โก json_validate is cheaper than json_decode just to test validity
๐ข Dynamic class constants mirror dynamic property access
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