Hi,
I'm trying to decipher inherited code (I did not write this) and I'm
having great difficulty understanding the override of a method in PHP4
vs PHP5
Here's the code:
form.php
22 class FormClass
23 {
...
/* some method calls to _dispatchSave() */
572 if($this->_dispatchSave($key) === FALSE)
573 {
574 return FALSE;
575 }
...
/* _dispatchSave is defined */
692 function _dispatchSave($key)
693 {
arform.php
17 class ActiveRecordFormClass extends FormClass
18 {
...
/* _dispatchSave is defined */
84 function _dispatchSave(&$key)
85 {
In PHP 4.3.9:
The arform.php implementation of _dispatchSave is called
(i.e.ActiveRecordFormClass::_dispatchSave())in preference to the one
defined in it's own class. This is the desired call BTW but why does
this happening? I would expect the parent implementation to be called,
not a child implementation???
In PHP 5.1.6:
I get the warning:
"PHP Strict Standards: Declaration of
ActiveRecordFormClass::_dispatchSave() should be compatible with that of
FormClass::_dispatchSave() in ..."
which is expected since the parameters are defined differently. As I
expected, the FormClass::_dispatchSave() implementation is called in
PHP5. This implementation does not have the desired effect (the
application crashes).
What is happening? Maybe I'm not seeing something simple. I look forward
to any responses.
Regards,
Tom
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