#50289 [NEW]: method_exists doesn't work on "self"

From: soapergem at gmail dot com Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: 5.3.1 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: method_exists doesn't work on "self" Description: ------------ method_exists doesn't work if you pass in a callback with a reference to "self". Yet call_user_func *does* work if you pass in a callback with a reference to "self". This is inconsistent and probably not intentional. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class Test { public static function check_method() { var_dump(method_exists('self', 'output')); } public static function run_method() { call_user_func(array('self', 'output')); } public static function output() { echo 'this works'; } } Test::check_method(); Test::run_method(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- bool(true) this works Actual result: -------------- bool(false) this works -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50289&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50289&r=mysqlcfg