Your class 'c' example (last link) only shows method 'bar' (the trait
method) and not 'bat' (the aliased metod). The class has both, but 'bat' is
hidden from get_class_methods() because it is private.
On 6 Mar 2016 10:16 am, "Davey Shafik" <da...@php.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 2:06 AM, Rowan Collins <rowan.coll...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Davey Shafik wrote on 04/03/2016 07:17:
> >
> >> 1. If you simply alias (use foo { bar as bat; }) then you end up with an
> >> *additional* method with the new name, the trait method as defined is
> >> still
> >> brought in, and_will_ override inherited methods of the same name.
> >>
> >
> > Here's a clearer example of this: https://3v4l.org/RKHPt
> >
> > Unfortunately, you can't even use "insteadof" to directly bring the
> parent
> > method back in [https://3v4l.org/qOS5T], but you can stub it out with a
> > direct call to parent:: [https://3v4l.org/s9i4N].
> >
> > 3. Doing this (visibility + name)_only_ gives you the new method, which
> is
> >> _different_ behavior to #1
> >>
> >
> > I can't reproduce this: if I say "bar as private bat", the trait's bar
> > still shows up, and is public, just as in the previous example:
> > https://3v4l.org/1jH6o
> >
> > Your examples are rather confusing because they are effectively applying
> > the same trait twice, at different levels of the hierarchy; I'm not sure
> > this is a particularly likely scenario, or relevant to how interfaces
> > should behave.
> >
> > Regards,
>
>
> Rowan,
>
> You are mid-reading, none of the classes in my examples extend the others,
> they are all just using the same trait in different ways.
>
> - Class a: use the trait with no aliases. Result: as expected
> - Class b: use the trait with a simple alias, no visibility change. Result:
> both methods
> - Class c: use the trait with and alias both name, and change visibility.
> Result: ONLY the aliased method
> - Class d: use the trait and "alias" to the same name, ONLY changing
> visibility. Result: causes a Fatal error, clashing with itself o.O
>
> For the one you can't re-produce, it's class 'c', which is stand-alone
> here: https://3v4l.org/K9o6Y
>
> - Davey
>
