1.2.652. Magic Visibility

Magic methods must be declared with public visibility. They cannot be private or protected.

Magic methods cannot be declared as static. They are always associated with an instance of a class and cannot be called statically.

<?php

class foo{
    // magic method must bt public and non-static
    public static function __clone($name) {    }

    // magic method can't be private
    private function __get($name) {    }

    // magic method can't be protected
    private function __set($name, $value) {    }

    // magic method can't be static
    public static function __isset($name) {    }
}

?>

See also Magic methods and PHP Magic Methods Explained.

1.2.652.1. Specs

Short name	Classes/toStringPss
Rulesets	All, Changed Behavior, CompatibilityPHP70
Exakat since	0.8.4
PHP Version	With PHP 5.4 and older
Severity	Major
Time To Fix	Quick (30 mins)
Precision	Very high
Features	visibility, magic-method
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud