#43083 [Opn->Bgs]: Protected method access from outside class.

ID: 43083 Updated by: helly@php.net Reported By: purpurby at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: RedHat PHP Version: 5.2.4 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php First part is perfectly right. As binding happens at compile time only relevant part is that C is-a A, hence inside C calls to A's protected members are fine. The other thing is a bit odd since technically C and B are different things. However what you call is inside A and both have A as a common root, hence that is fine as well. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-10-23 14:22:52] purpurby at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Availability to call protected method from outside class or its descendants. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class a { protected function aa() { echo "a-aa\n"; } } class b extends a { protected function aa() { echo "b-aa\n"; } } // Extends is affects on the behaviour: // - When "c" extends the "a" - not correct behaviour: working as in "Actual result" // - When "c" NOT extends the "a" - correct behaviour: working as in "Expected result" class c extends a { public function cc() { $obj = new a(); $obj->aa(); $obj2 = new b(); $obj2->aa(); } } $c = new c(); $c->cc(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Fatal error: Call to protected method a::aa() from context 'c' Actual result: -------------- a-aa b-aa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43083&edit=1