#32429 [NEW]: method_exists() always return TRUE if __call method exists

From: pasha dot zubkov at gmail dot com Operating system: Linux 2.6.11-grsec PHP version: 5CVS-2005-03-23 (dev) PHP Bug Type: *General Issues Bug description: method_exists() always return TRUE if __call method exists Description: ------------ See example. I can't use if (method_exists()) {} because it always return TRUE Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class TestClass { public function __construct() { var_dump(method_exists($this, 'test')); if (method_exists($this, 'test')) { $this->test(); } } public function __call($name, $args) { throw new Exception('Call to undefined method '.get_class($this).'::'.$name.'()'); } } try { $test = new TestClass; } catch (Exception $e) { exit($e->getMessage()); } ?> Expected result: ---------------- bool(false) Actual result: -------------- bool(true) Call to undefined method TestClass::test() -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32429&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32429&r=mysqlcfg