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

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52900&edit=1 ID: 52900 Comment by: e dot visciola at xaos dot it Reported by: e dot visciola at xaos dot it Summary: Protected instance method called by static method of the same class Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: WIN & OSX PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N New Comment: OK, thanks... I try also in Java and the behaviour is the same. I'm sorry to have submit it. Good work Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-09-21 17:09:13] cataphract@php.net Not a bug. Inside the static method, the calling scope is A. The scope of instanceMethod is also A. Protected methods are accessible whenever their scope and the calling scope are in the same class hierarchy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-09-21 16:02:01] e dot visciola at xaos dot it 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 this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52900&edit=1