#47808 [NEW]: hasProperty inconsistent with getProperty and new ReflectionProperty

From:             sven dot arduwie at gmail dot com
Operating system: win xp pro sp3
PHP version:      5.3.0RC1
PHP Bug Type:     Reflection related
Bug description:  hasProperty inconsistent with getProperty and new ReflectionProperty

Description:
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In the reproduce code hasProperty() in Base::__get() returns true while
getProperty() throws an exception with message "Fatal error: Uncaught
exception 'ReflectionException' with message 'Property test does not
exist'"

A more appropriate message would be "Fatal error: Uncaught exception
'ReflectionException' with message 'Cannot access non-public member
Child::test'", OR, and perhaps this would be best, change the behavior of
hasProperty() to return false.

The current behavior is really annoying if you're, like me, trying to
write a __get() method that returns the value of private/protected
properties using 'getters', e.g.: getMyProperty() for property $myProperty.

Reproduce code:
---------------
<?php
class Base {
	public function __get($property) {
		$reflector = new ReflectionObject($this);
		if ($reflector->hasProperty($property)) {
			return $reflector->getProperty($property)->getValue();
		}
	}
}

class Child extends Base {
	private $test = 'This is a test.';
}

class Test extends Child {
}

$test = new Test;
var_dump($test->test);

Expected result:
----------------
getProperty() to throw "Fatal error: Uncaught exception
'ReflectionException' with message 'Cannot access non-public member
Child::test'"

or

hasProperty() to return false

Actual result:
--------------
hasProperty() returns true while getProperty() throws a message with an
inappropriate message

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