Bug #52900 [NEW]: Protected instance method called by static method of the same class

From: Operating system: WIN & OSX PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Protected instance method called by static method of the same class Description: ------------ When I call a protected instance method of an object inside a class method of "the same type" I'd like to have an error. The example explain: Test script: --------------- class A { protected function instanceMethod() { echo 'Instance method called, but it is not right because instance method is protected<br />'; } public static function staticMethod() { echo 'Static method called<br />'; $a = new A(); $a->instanceMethod(); } } A::staticMethod(); Expected result: ---------------- That was generated an error to access the protected method Actual result: -------------- Static method called Instance method called, but it is not right because instance method is protected -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52900&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52900&r=mysqlcfg