Doc #73697 [Opn->Nab]: SplHeap __construct method wrong modifier

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73697&edit=1 ID: 73697 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: fernando at null-life dot com Summary: SplHeap __construct method wrong modifier -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: SPL related Operating System: * PHP Version: 7.0.14 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: It is perfectly valid for a class to have a constructor and still be abstract. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-12-09 07:19:12] fernando at null-life dot com Description: ------------ Documentation claims that __construct is public however the class is abstract and shouldnt be instantiated http://php.net/manual/en/splheap.construct.php Test script: --------------- <?php $x = new SplHeap(); <?php $x = SplHeap::__construct (); Expected result: ---------------- PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot instantiate abstract class SplHeap in ... Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot call constructor in ... Actual result: -------------- PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot instantiate abstract class SplHeap in ... Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot call constructor in ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73697&edit=1