Re: Private and protected variables in PHP 5?

Hello, In my PHP5 installation the first example print Poppy, but the second return Fatal error: Call to protected method dog::bark() from context '' in c:\appserv\www\test\mailingphp50.php on line 18 In my previous installation oh PHP5, private variable worked well ... PHP 5 is one beta, try with an next snapshot. Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hudson" <hudzilla@php.net> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:21 PM Subject: [PHP] Private and protected variables in PHP 5? > All, > > I'm toying with the new stuff available in PHP 5 (latest CVS), but I've hit a > brick wall: both private and protected don't seem to work as I'd expect them > to. > > Here's an example script: > > <?php > class dog { > // declare two private variables > private $Name; > private $DogTag; > > public function bark() { > print "Woof!\n"; > } > } > > // new class, for testing derived stuff > class poodle extends dog { > public function bark() { > print "Yip!\n"; > } > } > > // I now create an instance of the > // derived class > $poppy = new poodle; > > // and set its private property > $poppy->Name = "Poppy"; > print $poppy->Name; > ?> > > For some reason, that script works fine - PHP doesn't object to me setting > private variables in the derived class. Yet if I use "$poppy = new dog", the > script errors out as expected. It's almost like PHP inherits the member > variables, but not the attached access control. > > For protected, here's another script: > > <?php > class dog { > // this next function is protected > // viz, it should be available to dog > // and its children > > protected function bark() { > print "Woof!\n"; > } > } > > class poodle extends dog { > // nothing happening here > } > > $mydog = new poodle; > // I now call the protected function > $mydog->bark(); > ?> > > That script errors out saying that I can't call the protected function bark - > surely, being protected, it should be available in the poodle class too? > > Of course, it might be that these two pieces of functionality are not yet > implemented in PHP, or, more likely, that I'm just misinterpreting the > documentation! ;) > > If you have any insight, please CC me into your response to the list. > > Thanks, > > > Paul > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >