#40492 [Opn->Bgs]: property_exists called in parent class doesn work on private property of subcla

ID: 40492 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: rpg at terry-pratchett dot info -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: debian sarge PHP Version: 5.2.1 New Comment: >If you overload the function in the childclass it >works, but this is actually not the idea behind OOP I think inability to access child's private properties from parent's scope is pretty much OO. This is actually how private properties work, they cannot be accessed out of the class scope. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-02-15 08:54:26] rpg at terry-pratchett dot info Description: ------------ The property_exists function returns true on private properties if called within a class. That doesn't work, if it is called in a function of a parent class. If you overload the function in the childclass it works, but this is actually not the idea behind OOP ;-) Reproduce code: --------------- <? class x { private $x; public function prop ($p) { return property_exists($this,$p); } } class y extends x { private $y; } $x = new x; echo 'prop(x): '.$x->prop('x').'<br>'; $y = new y; echo 'prop(y): '.$y->prop('y').'<br>'; ?> Expected result: ---------------- you should see prop(x): 1 prop(y): 1 Actual result: -------------- prop(x): 1 prop(y): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40492&edit=1