Re: [PHP-DEV] Class Extension

[email protected] ("Rowan Tommins [IMSoP]") Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:14:38 +0100

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On 10 July 2026 12:53:39 BST, Holly Schilling <[email protected]> wrote:
> What I was referring to is that at compile-time from inside a function of the trait, it can only call members known to the trait.


There is no such check in PHP. Static Analysis tools may warn about it, but a trait will compile fine with code that refers to unknown members. The code will then succeed or fail at runtime just like any other object access: <https://3v4l.org/QIPsL>

Regards,

Rowan Tommins
[IMSoP]