Re: Protected methods in interfaces
| From: | Marcus Boerger | Date: | Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:32:05 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Protected methods in interfaces | ||
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Hello Ferdinand,
Thursday, August 5, 2004, 5:01:42 PM, you wrote:
> 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?
All interface methods must be public - that's the point behind interfaces.
regards
marcus