<?php
class foo
{
private function do_something (bool $str) {
echo "private function";
}
public function call_something(foo $obj) {
$method = new ReflectionMethod($obj, 'do_something');
$method->invoke($this, true);
}
}
class bar extends foo {
public function do_something (bool $value) {
echo "subclass";
}
}
$a = new foo();
$b = new bar();
$b->call_something($a);
Fatal error: Uncaught ReflectionException: Trying to invoke private method foo::do_something() from scope ReflectionMethod in /in/GcX8J:11
Stack trace:
#0 /in/GcX8J(11): ReflectionMethod->invoke(Object(bar), true)
#1 /in/GcX8J(23): foo->call_something(Object(foo))
#2 {main}
thrown in /in/GcX8J on line 11
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.38
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'ReflectionException' with message 'Trying to invoke private method foo::do_something() from scope ReflectionMethod' in /in/GcX8J:11
Stack trace:
#0 /in/GcX8J(11): ReflectionMethod->invoke(Object(bar), true)
#1 /in/GcX8J(23): foo->call_something(Object(foo))
#2 {main}
thrown in /in/GcX8J on line 11
Process exited with code 255.