Bug #65809 [NEW]: interface, abstract static function

From: spam at krol dot me Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:interface, abstract static function Description: ------------ abstract static function in class isn't allowed, but you can define static function in interface This leads to funny inconsistency where you can create abstract static function using interfaces Test script: --------------- //abstract class A { abstract static function a(); } //invalid interface I { static function i(); } //valid abstract class B implements I {} //valid //class C extends B{} // invalid //Fatal error: Class C contains 1 abstract method and must therefore be declared abstract or implement the remaining methods (I::i) in php shell code on line 1 class D extends B{ static function i(){echo "I have to be implemented"; } } -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65809&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=65809&r=mysqlcfg