Bug #78960 [NEW]: Const Privacy on static:: doesn't match func privacy on static::

From: donatj at gmail dot com Operating system: All PHP version: 7.4.0 Package: PHP Language Specification Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Const Privacy on static:: doesn't match func privacy on static:: Description: ------------ Calls to private static methods and members from the same class via static:: work in the same class extended by another class. Calls to private constants from the same class via static:: do not work. Test script: --------------- https://3v4l.org/HiPuc Expected result: ---------------- Expect uniform behaviour in one way or the other. Actual result: -------------- Private methods and members are accessible. Constants are not. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78960&edit=1 -- Fix committed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=globals PHP version support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=phptooold Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78960&r=mysqlcfg