- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
// proof of concept: call method from parents parent
class A
{
private $value = 'please override me';
public function set()
{
$this->value = 'A was here';
}
public function get()
{
return $this->value;
}
}
class B extends A
{
public function set()
{
// do nothing, value is "please override me"
}
}
class C extends B
{
public function set()
{
(new ReflectionClass($this))->getParentClass()->getParentClass()->getMethod('set')->getClosure($this)();
}
}
// as reference, B::set() was overridden:
$b = new B;
$b->set();
var_dump($b->get()); // "please override me"
// and now parent::parent::set() :)
$c = new C;
$c->set();
var_dump($c->get()); // "A was here"