<?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()
{
$class = new ReflectionClass($this);
$parent = $class->getParentClass();
$grandParent = $parent->getParentClass();
$method = $grandParent->getMethod('set');
$closure = $method->getClosure($this);
$closure();
}
}
// 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"
string(18) "please override me"
Fatal error: Call to undefined method ReflectionMethod::getClosure() in /in/j1Ru8 on line 36
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.1.0
Fatal error: fatal flex scanner internal error--end of buffer missed in /in/j1Ru8 on line 50
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.4.2 - 4.4.9
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /in/j1Ru8 on line 7
Process exited with code 255.
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /in/j1Ru8 on line 7
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.2 - 4.3.4
Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_OLD_FUNCTION' or `T_FUNCTION' or `T_VAR' or `'}'' in /in/j1Ru8 on line 7
Process exited with code 255.