Is it possible to pass object variable to "use" section in anonymous function

So basically I am trying to pass current object variable to my anonymous function like this:

$options = Option::whereHas('texts', function($query) use ($this->language) {
        $query->where(['language_id' => $this->language->id, ]);
    })->where(['active' => 1, ])
    ->get();

But it gives:

syntax error, unexpected '->' (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR), expecting ',' or ')'`.

Anyway, if I will set another variable to $this->language and pass it in anonymous function, it will work properly.

$language = $this->language;
$options = Option::whereHas('texts', function($query) use ($language) {
        $query->where(['language_id' => $language->id, ]);
    })->where(['active' => 1, ])
    ->get();

So, what is correct way to pass object variable to "use" section in anonymous function?

via Chebli Mohamed