Bug #80153 [Opn->Nab]: Self return type and ReflectionClass->getReturnType

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80153&edit=1 ID: 80153 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: spychala dot adam at gmail dot com Summary: Self return type and ReflectionClass->getReturnType -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Ubuntu PHP Version: 7.4.10 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: "self" means self. It does not mean "A" or "B". Which means your expected result is incorrect: B's getSomething needs to return an instance of B, not of A. https://3v4l.org/YLDaH If getReturnType() returned "B" then the fact that the method actually is supposed to return "self" is lost. If you need to know that B::getSomething() must return an instance of B then I suggest: if ($return_type == 'self') { $return_type = 'B'; } Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-09-26 11:46:18] spychala dot adam at gmail dot com Description: ------------ There is question on SO regarding return type of class methods which has 'self' return type https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64073093/how-to-get-return-type-of-a-class-method-in-php I think it should return corresponding return type, not self (or in the future static type). Test script: --------------- interface A { public function getSomething(): self; } class B implements A { public function getSomething(): self { return $this; } } print((new ReflectionClass(new B()))->getMethod('getSomething')->getReturnType()); Expected result: ---------------- A Actual result: -------------- self ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80153&edit=1