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@ 2025-12-03T05:50:46Z

<?php

class Foo
{
    private const string PREFIX = "Hello. ";

    private static string $prefix = "Hello, ";
    
    private static function prefix(): string
    {
        return "Hello, ";
    }

    public function greetFunc(string $to): string
    {
        return static::prefix() . $to . "!";  // passes, but insecure
    }

    public function greetVar(string $to): string
    {
        return statics::$prefix . $to . "!";  // passes, but insecure
    }

    public function greetConst(string $to): string
    {
        return static::PREFIX . $to . "!";  // crashes immediately
    }
}

class Bar extends Foo
{
}

echo (new Bar())->greetFunc("World") . PHP_EOL;
echo (new Bar())->greetVar("World") . PHP_EOL;
// echo (new Bar())->greetConst("World") . PHP_EOL;  // Error! Referencing undefined Bar::PREFIX...


class Buz extends Foo
{
    protected static string $prefix = "Hi, ";

    protected static function prefix(): string
    {
        return "Hi, ";
    }
}

echo (new Buz())->greetFunc("World") . PHP_EOL;  // No! private function was actually overridden!!
echo (new Buz())->greetVar("World") . PHP_EOL;  // No! private property was actually overridden!!

Output for git.master, git.master_jit: Hello, World! Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "statics" not found in /in/luae4:21 Stack trace: #0 /in/luae4(35): Foo->greetVar('World') #1 {main} thrown in /in/luae4 on line 21
Process exited with code 255.

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