ID: 45601 Comment by: david at grudl dot com Reported By: david at grudl dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: irrelevant PHP Version: 5.3CVS-2008-07-23 (snap) New Comment:
p.s. is really the error message formulation "(previously declared abstract in IHuman)" correct? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-07-23 11:30:28] david at grudl dot com Description: ------------ I think this fatal error is needless. Interface implementors can append optional parameter: interface IAnimal { function speak(); } class Dog implements IAnimal { function speak($optional = NULL) { echo 'Bark!'; } } class Labrador extends Dog { function speak($optional = NULL, $anotherOptinal = NULL) { ... } } That's correct behaviour. But the same behaviour is unallowed for interface extenders. Reproduce code: --------------- interface IAnimal { function speak(); } interface IHuman extends IAnimal { function speak($language = NULL); } Expected result: ---------------- no error Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Can't inherit abstract function IAnimal::speak() (previously declared abstract in IHuman) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=45601&edit=1