Bug #52120 [Opn->Ver]: Unable to call inherited protected __construct

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52120&edit=1 ID: 52120 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: vrana@php.net Summary: Unable to call inherited protected __construct -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: * PHP Version: 5.3.2 Block user comment: N Private report: N Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-03 18:31:39] felipe@php.net There was an issue related to this question times ago. See bug #37632 Which has a test (Zend/tests/bug37632.phpt) checking exactly what you are reporting as a bug. The fix for this issue is simple, but I don't know really if this is the expected behavior or not. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-06-21 14:21:17] vrana@php.net <?php class A { protected function f() { } } class B extends A { static function test() { $c = new C; $c->f(); } } class C extends A { protected function f() { echo "OK\n"; } } B::test(); ?> This should output OK which it really does. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-06-20 00:39:10] felipe@php.net "This is true for all methods except __construct()." Can you provide an test case for non __construct method? I cannot reproduce it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-06-18 17:15:42] vrana@php.net Description: ------------ Protected visibility allows accessing parent members and also members of parent's children. If class A defines protected method f() and classes B and C are children of A then B can call C::f(). This is true for all methods except __construct(). Test script: --------------- class A { protected function __construct() { } } class B extends A { static function test() { new C; } } class C extends A { protected function __construct() { echo "OK\n"; } } B::test(); Expected result: ---------------- OK Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Call to protected C::__construct() from context 'B' on line 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52120&edit=1