Bug #62814 [Com]: It is possible to stiffen child class members visibility

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62814&edit=1 ID: 62814 Comment by: resha dot ru at gmail dot com Reported by: resha dot ru at gmail dot com Summary: It is possible to stiffen child class members visibility Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.3.15 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Sorry, it should be: class F extends D { private function test() { } // stiffen visibility from public to private (unexpected) } But nevertheless. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-08-14 09:48:17] resha dot ru at gmail dot com Description: ------------ It is possible to stiffen visibility (from public to protected, from public to private and from protected to private) if any of parent classes has private modifier. Test script: --------------- class A { private function test() { } } class B extends A { protected function test() { } // loosen visibility from private to protected (expected) } class C extends B { private function test() { } // stiffen visibility from protected to private (unexpected) } class D extends B { public function test() { } // loosen visibility from protected to public (expected) } class E extends D { protected function test() { } // stiffen visibility from public to protected (unexpected) } class F extends B { private function test() { } // stiffen visibility from public to private (unexpected) } Expected result: ---------------- PHP Fatal error: Access level to C::test() must be protected (as in class B) or weaker Actual result: -------------- Everything is ok. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62814&edit=1