Protected methods in interfaces
| From: | Ferdinand Beyer | Date: | Thu, 05 Aug 2004 15:01:42 +0000 |
| Subject: | Protected methods in interfaces | ||
| Groups: | php.internals | ||
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Trying to write a singleton interface:
interface Singleton {
// Disallow public construction
protected function __construct();
public static function getInstance();
}
I got an error saying I was not allowed to declare the constructor
protected - I should either use public or omit it.
Why can't I instruct Singleton-classes to use protected constructors?
Is this expected behavior or may I file a bug report?
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Ferdinand Beyer
<fb@fbeyer.com>