Bug #66944 [Opn->Nab]: can't instance protected construct

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66944&edit=1 ID: 66944 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: ian dot email at qq dot com Summary: can't instance protected construct -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Reflection related Operating System: windows PHP Version: 5.4.26 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: It doesn't matter what you do with $method - the class's constructor is protected you so can't instantiate it that way. However you can do a newInstanceWithoutConstructor() and then call $method on the instance it returns. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-03-23 12:48:41] ian dot email at qq dot com Description: ------------ class A{ protected function __construct(){} } why can't set private/protected construct $method=$class->getmethod('__construct'); $method->setAccessible(true); $fuc=$class->newInstance(true); Test script: --------------- class A{ protected function __construct(){} } why can't set private/protected construct $method=$class->getmethod('__construct'); $method->setAccessible(true); $fuc=$class->newInstance(true); Expected result: ---------------- class A{ protected function __construct(){} } why can't set private/protected construct $method=$class->getmethod('__construct'); $method->setAccessible(true); $fuc=$class->newInstance(true); Actual result: -------------- class A{ protected function __construct(){} } why can't set private/protected construct $method=$class->getmethod('__construct'); $method->setAccessible(true); $fuc=$class->newInstance(true); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66944&edit=1