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Bug #29174 __get and __set are not called when placed in a class that has a parent class
Submitted: 2004-07-15 03:50 UTC Modified: 2004-07-23 07:56 UTC
Votes:4
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 1.7
Reproduced:3 of 3 (100.0%)
Same Version:4 (133.3%)
Same OS:3 (100.0%)
From: jbeall at heraldic dot us Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.0.0 OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2004-07-15 03:50 UTC] jbeall at heraldic dot us 
Description:
------------
the __get() and __set() functions work fine to overload a class when that class has no parent class.  However, if the class you put __get() and __set() in has a parent class, they are not called whenever a property is called.

Reproduce code:
---------------
class Sub
{
}

class Super extends Sub
{
	function __get($prop)
	{
		echo "Property $prop called\n";
	}

	function __set($prop, $val)
	{
		echo "Property $prop set to $val\n";
	}
}


$foo = new Sub();

$foo->someProp = 10;
echo $foo->someProp;

Expected result:
----------------
Property someProp set to 10
Property someProp called

Actual result:
--------------
10

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 [2004-07-23 06:46 UTC] imprestavel at gameguru dot com dot br 
i think extends works the other way around
"class Super extends Sub", means that Super will inherit Sub stuff, not the opposite
so, when you do:
> $foo = new Sub();
you are instantiating Sub, which doesn't inherit Super, ending up without the __get and __set methods

try:
<?
class Super
{
	function __get($prop)
	{
		echo "Property $prop called\n";
	}

	function __set($prop, $val)
	{
		echo "Property $prop set to $val\n";
	}
}

class Sub extends Super
{
}

$foo = new Sub();

$foo->someProp = 10;
echo $foo->someProp;
?>
 [2004-07-23 07:56 UTC] helly@php.net 
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php

Move get/set to base class.
 
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