From: barry dot verdon at complinet dot com
Operating system: Redhat el3
PHP version: 5.0.4
PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related
Bug description: A protected method should cause a fatal error if called
publicly.
Description:
------------
A protected function is accessible publicly if a child class has a public
function that instantiates the child object and calls the protected
function. This public function can then be called publicly. I would have
expected a fatal error to be produced from the protected function call.
Is this intended behaviour? Or should I declare the function as public in
the case of this not being the desired functionality and may change at a
later point?
Reproduce code:
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<?php
class parentClass {
protected function protectedFunction() {
print("This is a protected function.");
}
}
class childClass extends parentClass {
public function publicFunction() {
$childClass = new childClass();
$childClass->protectedFunction();
}
}
$childClass = new childClass();
$childClass->publicFunction();
?>
Expected result:
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Fatal Error on line 11, $childClass->protectedFunction().
Actual result:
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This is a protected function.
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Not enough info:
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Submitted twice:
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PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34237&r=php3
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