#41961 [NEW]: Search for overridden private methods strays from class hierarchy

From: robin_fernandes at uk dot ibm dot com Operating system: Linux PHP version: 5CVS-2007-07-11 (snap) PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: Search for overridden private methods strays from class hierarchy Description: ------------ The wrong method is invoked if the following conditions are met: 1. A class has a public method that overrides/hides private method from its parent. 2. An unrelated class has a public method of the same name. 3. The overriding method is invoked from within the unrelated class. The unrelated class's method will be called instead of the overriding method. See the testcase below for an example. Reproduce code: --------------- The testcase is over 20 lines, but can be found here: http://www.nomorepasting.com/getpaste.php?pasteid=1270 Expected result: ---------------- Called public ChildClass::secret() on an instance of: ChildClass Actual result: -------------- Called private X::secret() on an instance of: ChildClass -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=41961&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41961&r=mysqlcfg