Bug #62208 [Opn->Nab]: is_callable() returning false if method name is the same as the class name

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62208&edit=1 ID: 62208 Updated by: felipe@php.net Reported by: cidahf at live dot co dot uk Summary: is_callable() returning false if method name is the same as the class name -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04 PHP Version: 5.4.3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Reeze is right. Thanks. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-01 16:32:12] reeze dot xia at gmail dot com This is not a bug. The method the same as class name is legacy class constructor, when check like is_callable(array('ClassName', 'classname') means check whether ClassName:classname() is callable, but the constructor didn't allow call statically. if you do that, a fatal error will raise. you could call it as instance method: is_callable(array(new Test, 'test')) => true; Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-01 15:43:55] cidahf at live dot co dot uk Description: ------------ Using the is_callable function to check the existence of a method using a string identifier for the class fails to work as expected when the method name is the same as the class name. Normally, I would use method_exists(), but it doesn't account for whether or not the method is accessible. This bug does not seem to occur on 5.2.5 (tested on codepad). My exact PHP version is "5.4.3-4~precise+1" Test script: --------------- <?php class Test { public function test () { } } var_dump (is_callable (array ('Test', 'test'))); Expected result: ---------------- bool(true) Actual result: -------------- bool(false) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62208&edit=1