#37212 [NEW]: Protected variables not always accessible between sub-classes

From: andreasblixt at msn dot com Operating system: Irrelevant PHP version: 5.1.2 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: Protected variables not always accessible between sub-classes Description: ------------ In class structures where the sub-classes are extended non-linearly (i.e. multiple classes on the same tier), the sub-classes in different lines cannot access variables defined as protected in a shared parent class in eachother. Reproduce code: --------------- http://pastebin.com/683438 Expected result: ---------------- Tier3A accessing Tier3C... OK! ('Value from Tier3C') Tier3B accessing Tier3C... OK! ('Value from Tier3C') Actual result: -------------- Tier3A accessing Tier3C... OK! ('Value from Tier3C') Tier3B accessing Tier3C... Fatal error: Cannot access protected property Tier3C::$value in protected.php5 on line 31 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37212&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=trysnapshot51 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37212&r=mysqlcfg