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Syntax error while defining an array as a property of a class

I’m trying to do the following:

final class TestClass {
    public static $myvar = 10*10; //line 3
    //rest of code...
}

but i’m getting this error: syntax error, unexpected '*', expecting ',' or ';' [line 3]

why isn’t this possible? of course, if i change 10*10 to 100, everything works ok.
Is it not allowed to init a static variable with a math calculation? Not possible with any way?

Answer 1

From php docs

Like any other PHP static variable, static properties may only be initialized using a literal or constant; expressions are not allowed. So while you may initialize a static property to an integer or array (for instance), you may not initialize it to another variable, to a function return value, or to an object.