Doc #75530 [Com]: __callStatic precedence in non-static method invocation

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75530&edit=1 ID: 75530 Comment by: daniel at ciochiu dot ro Reported by: msaladna at apisnetworks dot com Summary: __callStatic precedence in non-static method invocation Status: Open Type: Documentation Problem Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 7.1.11 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The problem is that method test is already implemented and it is public (smaller code: https://3v4l.org/Gd1ba). Php documentation refers to overloading logic (dynamically create properties and methods: http://php.net/manual/ro/language.oop5.overloading.php) as: <The overloading methods are invoked when interacting with properties or methods that have not been declared or are not visible in the current scope. The rest of this section will use the terms "inaccessible properties" and "inaccessible methods" to refer to this combination of declaration and visibility.> So, the test method is public. If this method is changed to protected scope, you have the expected desire, which matches the documentation: https://3v4l.org/AUtBB Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-11-15 21:48:50] msaladna at apisnetworks dot com Description: ------------ According to the documentation, __callStatic() is triggered when invoking inaccessible methods in a static context. If a method then is declared non-static with a __callStatic() handler in the class, accessing the method statically should route through __callStatic() instead of generating a fatal error as the method is inaccessible statically. Test script: --------------- <?php class Test { protected $root = ''; public function __construct(string $root = '/') { $this->root = $root; } public static function bindTo(string $root = '/') { return new static($root); } public static function __callStatic($name, $arguments) { $instance = static::bindTo(); return $instance->$name($arguments); } public function test() { return $this->root . '/foo'; } } print Test::bindTo('/elsewhere')->test(); print Test::test(); Expected result: ---------------- /elsewhere/foo /foo Actual result: -------------- /elsewhere/foo PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Non-static method Test::test() cannot be called statically ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75530&edit=1