#50594 [Csd]: method_exists() is invoking __autoload()

ID: 50594 User updated by: maros dot gajdosik at gmail dot com Reported By: maros dot gajdosik at gmail dot com Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: 5.2.12 New Comment: I am glad to help even a tiny bit. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-12-30 12:24:58] rquadling@php.net This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-12-30 12:24:43] svn@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of rquadling Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=292800 Log: method_exists() and property-exists() both call __autoload if class is not known. Fix #50594 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-12-29 11:41:30] jani@php.net This is expected behaviour. Will need to be documented better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-12-28 16:49:46] maros dot gajdosik at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Function method_exists() is invoking __autoload(), which, in my opinion, is an unwanted behaviour. Sorry, if this has been posted already - tried to search for it without any results. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php // PHP file "my_class.php" class my_class{ public $property = "I'm not a class name!"; } ?> <?php // PHP file #2 function __autoload($class_name) { echo 'Loading: '.$class_name.'<br />'; require_once $class_name.'.php'; } $my_object = new my_class(); method_exists($my_object-> property, 'method'); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Loading: my_class Loading: I am not a class name! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50594&edit=1