nikic/PHP-Parser · error · LogicException

Expected string or instance of Node\Identifier

Error message

Expected string or instance of Node\Identifier

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at lib/PhpParser/BuilderHelpers.php:77

    }

    /**
     * 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);
        }

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

    /**
     * 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);
        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/PhpParser/BuilderHelpers.php:77 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/b0f2a6ba5893c2a6. Report an issue: GitHub.