note 78115 added to language.oop5.overloading

"These methods will only be triggered when your object or inherited object doesn't contain the member or method you're trying to access." is not quite correct: they get called when the member you trying to access in not visible: <?php class test { public $a; private $b; function __set($name, $value) { echo("__set called to set $name to $value\n"); $this->$name = $value; } } $t = new test; $t->a = 'a'; $t->b = 'b'; ?> Outputs: __set called to set b to b Be aware that set ist not called for public properties ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 217.91.21.157 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/78115 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78115/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78115/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78115/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78115/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78115/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78115/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78115 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/78115 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php