Re: private, protected, readonly, public

JG>> private readable $abc; JG>> - doesn't make sense. JG>> JG>> protected readable $abc; JG>> - sub-class can read, not write JG>> - not visible outside class JG>> JG>> public readable $abc; JG>> - sub-class can read, and write JG>> - outside class can read, not write For me such setup seems quite weird - why adding "readable" keyword to "public $x" ort "protected $x" makes it read-only? It's not exactly what word "readable" means - it means you can read, not you can not write. I'd say adding "readable" means everybody could read it, while writing still restricted by access modifier, so readable private means only owner can write, readable protected means owner and descendants can write and readable public is just public. This would make more sense - if we decide readable should be a modifier, of course. -- Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Products Engineer stas@zend.com http://www.zend.com/ +972-3-6139665 ext.115