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Bug #42016 Call to a parent's parent non-static method statically is allowed
Submitted: 2007-07-17 06:24 UTC Modified: 2007-07-23 23:13 UTC
Votes:3
Avg. Score:4.3 ± 0.5
Reproduced:0 of 0 (0.0%)
From: reto at buxaprojects dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Class/Object related
PHP Version: * OS: *
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 [2007-07-17 06:24 UTC] reto at buxaprojects dot com
Description:
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I expected, that i cannot call a non-static method in a parent's parent class with ParentClassName::method() from a child class. But it works even on E_STRICT. I think this should be a bug!

Reproduce code:
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class A {
    private $myVar;   
    public function test() { 
        $this->myVar = 'test';
        echo 'A::test()' . "\n";
    }
}
class B extends A { 
    public function test() { 
        echo 'B::test()' . "\n"; 
    }
}
class C extends B { 
    public function test() 
    { 
        echo 'C::test()' . "\n";
        A::test();
    }
} 
$c = new C; 
$c->test();

Expected result:
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Non-static method A::test() should not be called statically

Actual result:
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C::test
A::test

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 [2007-07-17 07:51 UTC] derick@php.net
And why do you think this is a bug?
 [2007-07-17 08:17 UTC] reto at buxaprojects dot com
Because a non-static method should not be called statically! This should also apply for a parents parent class! Class C and B should only be able to call parent:: . If class C must access the method test() of class A, class B shouldn't override the method test().
 [2007-07-23 23:13 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

It is just the way it works. If it sees it is coming from the right context this call version doe snot enforce a static call. Instead it will simply keep $this and be happy with it.
 
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