Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60955&edit=1
ID: 60955 Comment by: php-dev at zerocue dot com Reported by: frederic dot hardy at mageekbox dot net Summary: spl_autoload_register() accept a protected method Status: Open Type: Bug Package: SPL related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.3.9 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This report is requesting a change in the error output? It already doesn't allow the protected member to be registered as your actual result indicates, it throws an error. What is this report about? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-02-02 14:02:59] frederic dot hardy at mageekbox dot net Description: ------------ It's possible to register a protected method as an autoloader callback with the function spl_autoload_register(). Test script: --------------- <?php class autoloader { function register() { spl_autoload_register(array($this, 'requireClass')); } protected function requireClass() {} } $autoloader = new autoloader(); $autoloader->register(); $autoloadFunctions = spl_autoload_functions(); foreach ($autoloadFunctions as $autoloadFunction) { spl_autoload_unregister($autoloadFunction); } foreach ($autoloadFunctions as $autoloadFunction) { spl_autoload_register($autoloadFunction); } Expected result: ---------------- Cannot register the protected method autoload::requireClass() as a callback Actual result: -------------- Passed array does not specify a callable method (cannot access protected method autoloader::requireClass()) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60955&edit=1