nikic/PHP-Parser · error · LogicException

Expected string or instance of Node\Identifier or Node\Expr

Error message

Expected string or instance of Node\Identifier or Node\Expr

What it means

Error "Expected string or instance of Node\Identifier or Node\Expr" thrown in nikic/PHP-Parser.

Source

Thrown at lib/PhpParser/BuilderHelpers.php:96

    }

    /**
     * Normalizes strings to Identifier, also allowing expressions.
     *
     * @param string|Identifier|Expr $name The identifier to normalize
     *
     * @return Identifier|Expr The normalized identifier or expression
     */
    public static function normalizeIdentifierOrExpr($name) {
        if ($name instanceof Identifier || $name instanceof Expr) {
            return $name;
        }

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

        throw new \LogicException('Expected string or instance of Node\Identifier or Node\Expr');
    }

    /**
     * Normalizes a name: Converts string names to Name nodes.
     *
     * @param Name|string $name The name to normalize
     *
     * @return Name The normalized name
     */
    public static function normalizeName($name): Name {
        if ($name instanceof Name) {
            return $name;
        }

        if (is_string($name)) {
            if (!$name) {
                throw new \LogicException('Name cannot be empty');
            }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/PhpParser/BuilderHelpers.php:96 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/502d4fcbc2ab2c71. Report an issue: GitHub.