From: Operating system: xp PHP version: 5.3.2 Package: Reflection related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:ReflectionClass scope problem
Description: ------------ Maybe it's not a bug, but I cannot call private or protected methods from within a class by ReflectionClass. Test script: --------------- <?php

class Test
{
	static public function instance()
	{
		$class=new ReflectionClass(get_called_class());
		return $class->newInstanceArgs(func_get_args());
	}
	
	private function __construct()
	{}
}

Test::instance(); Expected result: ---------------- Create a new instance. Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'ReflectionException' with message 'Access to non-public constructor of class Test' -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52386&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52386&r=mysqlcfg