Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in ./Classes/Options.php on line 38
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in ./Classes/Options.php on line 38

 *  Resolved [erum1973](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erum1973/)
 * (@erum1973)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in-classesoptionsphp-on-line-38/)
 * I just upgraded the plugin to version 2.0.0 and immediately I got the mentioned
   syntax error on the following function in Options.php:
    ` public function get_option(
   $option_name ) { if (! $this->has_option( $option_name ) ) { return $this->get_defaults()[
   $option_name]; }
 *  return $this->options[$option_name];
    }
 * Line 38 is the then statement there in the middle.
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 *  Plugin Author [Jamie Fraser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thejfraser/)
 * (@thejfraser)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in-classesoptionsphp-on-line-38/#post-7155906)
 * Hi Erum!
 * Good Catch.
 * It looks like an incompatibility with the version of PHP you are using.
 * I’m pushing a fix now which should correct the issue.
 * I’ve tested this on 5.5.8 and 5.6.17.
 * cheers
 *  [sergeinovik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sergeinovik/)
 * (@sergeinovik)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in-classesoptionsphp-on-line-38/#post-7155936)
 * Heh, just found the same issue and got here 🙂
 * Looking forward to resolution.
 * Best,
 * S.

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