note 80337 deleted from language.oop5.overloading by levim

Note Submitter: soldair at NOSPAM gmail.com ---- 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