PHP return array | Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in

Question

I am currently building a response class with PHP to communicate with my backend API if everything went alright. This is the class:

public static function Success($data = null)
{

    if (!$data) {
        return [
            'result'  => true
        ];
    } else {
        return [
            'result' => true,
            'data' => $data
        ];
    }
}

But when someone tries to install the plugin on a website it gives the error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in filename on line 13,

Line 13 is where the first bracket [ starts at the first return.

Does anyone know why I get this error? I think it has something to do with the version of PHP or Wordpress.

You're using an old version of PHP which does not support the new array syntax. 10 answers coming in soon saying the same thing in different words — Hanky Panky, Mar 24 '17 at 07:53
If you guys count my comment, I posted it like 3 seconds after Hanky posted his comment :P — Patrick Manser, Mar 24 '17 at 07:59
Go to http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php and look for Example #1. — rmondesilva, Mar 24 '17 at 08:17

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 24 '17 at 07:56

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use

return array(
            'result'  => true
        );

edited Mar 24 '17 at 07:56

DarkBee

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answered Mar 24 '17 at 07:54

Sanjula Madumal Hewage

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PHP return array | Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in

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