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Bug #26924 private methods can be called within a static method
Submitted: 2004-01-15 13:27 UTC Modified: 2004-01-16 07:50 UTC
From: mike@php.net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5CVS-2004-01-15 (dev) OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2004-01-15 13:27 UTC] mike@php.net 
Description:
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Private class methods can be called by instantiating an object of this class in an static method.

Reproduce code:
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<?php
class t {
    private function dont() {
        echo "intended?\n";
    }
    static function main() {
        $t = new t();
        $t->dont();
    }
}
t::main();
?>


Expected result:
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Fatal error: Call to private method t::dont() ...

Actual result:
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intended?

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 [2004-01-16 06:28 UTC] sniper@php.net 
It's all about context..:)
Of course you can call private functions within the class they 
belong to. But you can't call the function from 'outside'.
ie. if you tried to call 't::dont();' you'd get that error..

(or maybe I misunderstood this? :)
 [2004-01-16 07:50 UTC] mike@php.net 
Ah, context - you're right... :)

I was just really suprised that I may access a private method of an object by instantiating it and calling obj->meth()

Just tested it with C# - same there :)

However, thanks for clearifying this.

Mike
 
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