note 56432 added to language.oop5.visibility

Private visibility actually force members to be not inherited instead of limit its visibility. There is a small nuance that allows you to redeclare private member in child classes. <?php class A { private $prop = 'I am property of A!'; } class B extends A { public $prop = 'I am property of B!'; } $b = new B(); echo $b->prop; // "I am property of B!" ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.visibility.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+56432 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56432&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56432&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56432&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56432&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56432&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56432&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+56432&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php