#38772 [Opn->Csd]: inconsistent overriding of methods in different visibility contexts

ID: 38772 Updated by: dmitry@php.net Reported By: axo at axolander dot de -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: fedora core PHP Version: 5.1.6 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: dmitry New Comment: Fixed in CVS HEAD and PHP_5_2 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-09-10 19:51:31] axo at axolander dot de Description: ------------ calling overridden methods from a base class seems inconsistent, when the overridden method is private in the parent class and public in the child class. i do not know which one is the intended mode to work with, but one of them is inconsistent. * the child method gets called when the child declares it protected * the parent method gets called when it's declared public. one of these shouldn't be. Reproduce code: --------------- class A { public function __construct() { $this -> foo(); } private function foo() { echo __METHOD__ . "\r\n"; } } class B extends A { public function foo() { echo __METHOD__ . "\r\n"; } } class C extends A { protected function foo() { echo __METHOD__ . "\r\n"; } } $a = new A(); $b = new B(); $c = new C(); Expected result: ---------------- either ==== A::foo A::foo A::foo ==== or ==== A::foo B::foo C::foo ==== ... i, personally, would prefer the second result. Actual result: -------------- A::foo A::foo C::foo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38772&edit=1