Re: Protected methods in interfaces
| From: | Jason Garber | Date: | Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:51:01 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Protected methods in interfaces | ||
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Hello Marcus,
Can abstract methods be protected?
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Best regards,
Jason mailto:jason@ionzoft.com
Thursday, August 5, 2004, 1:32:05 PM, you wrote:
MB> Hello Ferdinand,
MB> 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?
MB> All interface methods must be public - that's the point behind interfaces.
MB> regards
MB> marcus