1.2.545. Implemented Methods Must Be Public

Class methods that are defined in an interface must be public. They cannot be either private, nor protected.

This error is not reported by lint, and is reported at execution time.

<?php

interface i {
    function foo();
}

class X {
    // This method is defined in the interface : it must be public
    protected function foo() {}

    // other methods may be private
    private function bar() {}
}

?>

See also Interfaces and Interfaces - the next level of abstraction.

1.2.545.1. Suggestions

• Make the implemented method public

1.2.545.2. Specs

Short name	Classes/ImplementedMethodsArePublic
Rulesets	All, Analyze, LintButWontExec
Exakat since	0.11.5
PHP Version	All
Severity	Major
Time To Fix	Instant (5 mins)
Precision	Very high
Features	method, visibility
Note	This issue may lint but will not run
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud