Re: Re: Is there a simple way to enforce a private method in a subclass?

On 21 December 2010 19:12, Carlos Medina <info@simply-networks.de> wrote: > Am 21.12.2010 17:36, schrieb Richard Quadling: >> >> Hi. >> >> If I have an abstract class of Task and I want all subclasses of Task >> to have a private method _runTask, is there a way to enforce this? >> >> Currently an abstract private function in an abstract class isn't allowed. >> >> Fatal error: Abstract function Task::_runTask() cannot be declared >> private in D:\PHP\Includes\Task.php on line 91 >> >> Now I'm pretty sure there are valid reasons for this, but, for me, the >> key part here is the "abstract" modifier. >> >> This should be read first and foremost and simply say that somewhere >> in the subclasses, this method must defined. And if it must be defined >> as private, then so be it. >> >> Richard. >> > > > Hi Richard, > okay you want to use an abstract class (not instantiable) with a private > abstract method. I think this doesnt make sense. And i think, PHP does not > allow this because the inheritance constraint will be failed (you can use > only in the class itself). > > Regards > > Carlos Thanks for that. Things were getting too complicated because I had 2 significantly different features in 1 class. Now I've got 2 interfaces (TaskInterface and TaskControllerInterface), things make more sense to me. Richard. -- Richard Quadling Twitter : EE : Zend @RQuadling : e-e.com/M_248814.html : bit.ly/9O8vFY