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New in PHP 8.5: Asymmetric Visibility for Static Properties

A small but meaningful update in PHP 8.5 introduces asymmetric visibility for static properties.
This minor addition brings asymmetric visibility—already available for instance properties—to static properties as well.
Previously, this was valid syntax:
final class PublicPrivateSetClass {
public private(set) string $instanceProperty;
}
As of PHP 8.5, you can now do the same with static properties:
final class PublicPrivateSetClass {
public private(set) static string $staticProperty;
}
While not the most groundbreaking feature, it improves consistency in the language—which is always a welcome change.
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