nikic/PHP-Parser · error · LogicException

Name must be a string or an instance of Node\Name or Node\Ex

Error message

Name must be a string or an instance of Node\Name or Node\Expr

What it means

Error "Name must be a string or an instance of Node\Name or Node\Expr" thrown in nikic/PHP-Parser.

Source

Thrown at lib/PhpParser/BuilderHelpers.php:143

        }

        throw new \LogicException('Name must be a string or an instance of Node\Name');
    }

    /**
     * Normalizes a name: Converts string names to Name nodes, while also allowing expressions.
     *
     * @param Expr|Name|string $name The name to normalize
     *
     * @return Name|Expr The normalized name or expression
     */
    public static function normalizeNameOrExpr($name) {
        if ($name instanceof Expr) {
            return $name;
        }

        if (!is_string($name) && !($name instanceof Name)) {
            throw new \LogicException(
                'Name must be a string or an instance of Node\Name or Node\Expr'
            );
        }

        return self::normalizeName($name);
    }

    /**
     * Normalizes a type: Converts plain-text type names into proper AST representation.
     *
     * In particular, builtin types become Identifiers, custom types become Names and nullables
     * are wrapped in NullableType nodes.
     *
     * @param string|Name|Identifier|ComplexType $type The type to normalize
     *
     * @return Name|Identifier|ComplexType The normalized type
     */
    public static function normalizeType($type) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/PhpParser/BuilderHelpers.php:143 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/9be3cdc15b7275a0. Report an issue: GitHub.