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Nytrix
Nytrix

Reputation: 1139

PHP - __call() confusion

I have some confusion with __call() and everything I search about it tells me it should work

<?php

class A {

    abstract public function C();

    private function B(){
        echo "B";
    }

    public function __call($method,$arguments){
        if(method_exists("C", $method)) {
            $this->B();
            return call_user_func_array(array("C",$method),$arguments);
        }
    }
}

class B extends A{

    public function C(){
        echo "C";
    }
}

$b = new B();
$b->C();

//the result I get: 
// C
//the result I want;
// BC
?>

So, what I want as result is that I call function C but B get's echo'd out first. It worked at some point even, I am just really confused at what is going on. The php manual isn't that clear about it either, at least not what I am trying to do.

note: The most confusing is, the above __call method is not reponsive anymore, if I do a test message in there, doesn't print it.

As said, I've got it to work at some magical moment. Can someone point me to what I am doing wrong, or is it possible? ( I have changed some stuff over time, so that might have changed the scenario.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 126

Answers (2)

Machavity
Machavity

Reputation: 31624

I think you're confusing what __call does. It's for inaccessible methods. So let's take A 

class A {

    abstract public function C();

    private function B(){
        echo "B";
    }

    public function __call($method,$arguments){
        if(method_exists("C", $method)) {
            $this->B();
            return call_user_func_array(array("C",$method),$arguments);
        }
    }
}

Now, your B() is private but C() in your child is not

class B extends A{

    public function C(){
        echo "C";
    }
}

The problem is your code never touches B() the method. You're calling B() the class

$b = new B();
$b->C();

To get __call to work you need to do

$b = new B();
$b->B(); // invokes __call()

Upvotes: 3

Drefetr
Drefetr

Reputation: 412

__call() is only invoked when the function isn't specified/accessible --

See: https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php#language.oop5.overloading.methods

You cannot do what you are attempting to do.

Upvotes: 0

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