Bug #13165 Updated: Definate problem with classes and included files

From: Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 05:18:22 +0000
Subject: Bug #13165 Updated: Definate problem with classes and included files
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ID: 13165 User updated by: colin@maven.com.au Reported By: colin@maven.com.au Status: Open Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: RedHat 7.1 PHP Version: 4.0.6 New Comment: Just wondering if there has been any progress on this report? Thanks. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-09-06 02:11:38] colin@maven.com.au There is *definately* a problem in PHP 4.0.6 with classes, inheritance, and included/required files. Here is an example: // ====================== // test.php: <?php include("children.php"); ?> // ====================== // ====================== // children.php <?php include_once("parent.php"); class Child2 extends Child1 { } class Child1 extends Parent { } ?> // ====================== // ====================== // parent.php <?php class Parent { } ?> // ====================== You can try this out for yourself and see what I mean. If you bring up "test.php" in your browser, you should receive this error: Fatal error: Class child2: Cannot inherit from undefined class child1 Why does this happen, even though all files are being included correctly? Well, I know one way of preventing the error, and that is by re-ordering the classes in "children.php" so that Child1() is listed first. This removes the error, **however**, if the Parent() class is NOT in a separate file, and is actually part of the same file (i.e. "children.php"), the order of the class definitions does NOT matter. Why is this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=13165&edit=1

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