Doc #81038 [Opn->Nab]: the variance and traits
Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81038&edit=1
ID: 81038
Updated by: cmb@php.net
Reported by: sh-ya at ya dot ru
Summary: the variance and traits
-Status: Open
+Status: Not a bug
Type: Documentation Problem
Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: 7.4.19
-Assigned To:
+Assigned To: cmb
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
The problem is the order of the definitions. Animal cannot be
resolved until AnimalFood is defined, and that trips up the
script. This is basically documented[1]:
| Unless autoloading is used, the classes must be defined before
| they are used. If a class extends another, then the parent class
| must be declared before the child class structure. This rule
| applies to classes that inherit other classes and interfaces.
So yes, the best solution is to use autoloading; alternatively you
can fix the order of definitions[2] (that may not always be
possible).
[1] <https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.inheritance.php>
[2] <https://3v4l.org/RsDcu>
Previous Comments:
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[2021-05-13 12:55:25] sh-ya at ya dot ru
Description:
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using the variance requires pre-definition of classes that use traits
Test script:
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interface Animal {
public function eat(AnimalFood $food);
}
class Dog implements Animal {
public function eat(Food $food) {}
}
trait SomeTrait {
public $b = true;
}
class Food {
use SomeTrait;
public $i = 0;
}
class AnimalFood extends Food {}
var_dump(new AnimalFood);
Expected result:
----------------
object(AnimalFood)#1 (2) {
["i"]=>
int(0)
["b"]=>
bool(true)
}
Actual result:
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Fatal error: Could not check compatibility between Dog::eat(Food $food) and Animal::eat(AnimalFood
$food), because class AnimalFood is not available in ...
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