note 80337 added to language.oop5.overloading

the documentation states a falsehood: "All overloading methods must be defined as public." <?php class test{ ################# #public use methods# ################# public static function echoData(){ $obj = self::getInstance(); echo $obj->find('data'); return true; } ###################### #only use a single instance# ###################### private static $instance; private static function getInstance(){ if(!isset(self::$instance)){ self::$instance = new test; } return self::$instance; } ################# #private instantiation# ################# private $data = array('data'=>'i am data'); private function __construct(){} private function __call($nm,$args){ if(isset($this->data[$args[0]])){ return $this->data[$args[0]]; } return null; } } test::echoData(); ?> --------------OUTPUT--------------- i am data ----------------------------------- this test was run using PHP Version 5.2.4 ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 24.205.94.36 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/80337 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80337/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80337/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80337/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80337/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80337/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80337/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80337 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/80337 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php