nikic/PHP-Parser · error · LogicException

Expected statement or expression node

Error message

Expected statement or expression node

What it means

Error "Expected statement or expression node" thrown in nikic/PHP-Parser.

Source

Thrown at lib/PhpParser/BuilderHelpers.php:58

     * Normalizes a node to a statement.
     *
     * Expressions are wrapped in a Stmt\Expression node.
     *
     * @param Node|Builder $node The node to normalize
     *
     * @return Stmt The normalized statement node
     */
    public static function normalizeStmt($node): Stmt {
        $node = self::normalizeNode($node);
        if ($node instanceof Stmt) {
            return $node;
        }

        if ($node instanceof Expr) {
            return new Stmt\Expression($node);
        }

        throw new \LogicException('Expected statement or expression node');
    }

    /**
     * Normalizes strings to Identifier.
     *
     * @param string|Identifier $name The identifier to normalize
     *
     * @return Identifier The normalized identifier
     */
    public static function normalizeIdentifier($name): Identifier {
        if ($name instanceof Identifier) {
            return $name;
        }

        if (\is_string($name)) {
            return new Identifier($name);
        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/PhpParser/BuilderHelpers.php:58 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nikic/PHP-Parser@fbd47f7ebc (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3db2720908ce1e9c. Report an issue: GitHub.