Online PHP editor | refs for qIrcF

<?php error_reporting(E_ALL); abstract class Base { protected $test = "123"; protected function doSomething() { echo 'here we go' . PHP_EOL; $this->test = "456"; echo $this->test . PHP_EOL; } } class Vendor extends Base { protected function doSomething() { // do something.. $this->test = "678"; // call parent (Base::doSomething()) parent::doSomething(); // do something more } } class Local extends Vendor { protected function doSomething() { $this->test = "1212"; // do something venture-specific // intention: call grand-parent (Base::doSomething()) parent::doSomething(); // this will call Vendor::doSomething() :( // this would work, without raising a strict error (see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42016 - not a bug!) Base::doSomething(); // a little more generic, but you need to know about inheritance level: $grandparent = get_parent_class(get_parent_class($this)); $grandparent::doSomething(); // do something more } public function api() { $this->doSomething(); } } $local = new Local; $local->api();