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ID: 64886 User updated by: fm dot lheureux at gmail dot com Reported by: fm dot lheureux at gmail dot com Summary: Different return value between within or without an object Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Ubuntu 13.04x64 PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This bug can be killed. When writing it I realized my mistake. When the get_class method is invoked with the null parameter, it returns the class of where it's being called, hence "Toto". Not a bug! Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-05-21 02:38:07] fm dot lheureux at gmail dot com Description: ------------ I would expect a getter to return the same value whether it's being called within or without an object. In my example, my __get function always returns null. If it's being called from outside the object, it behaves properly and returns null. If it's being called from inside, it returns the object itself. Here I used the __get function to make it even clearer, but it does the same regardless of the presence of that function. Test script: --------------- <?php class Toto{ function __get($p){ return null; } function doit(){ echo get_class($this->wololo); //this will print "TOTO", but why? } } $t = new Toto(); $t->doit(); echo "\n"; echo get_class($t->wololo); //this will not work, which is what I expect echo "\n"; Expected result: ---------------- PHP Warning: get_class() called without object from outside a class in /home/fmlheureux/test.php on line 9 PHP Warning: get_class() called without object from outside a class in /home/fmlheureux/test.php on line 16 Actual result: -------------- Toto PHP Warning: get_class() called without object from outside a class in /home/fmlheureux/test.php on line 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64886&edit=1