PHP: Class extends problem "Call to private method ... from context ..."
- by sombe
I have 3 classes in WordPress (the question itself is unrelated to it):
class WP_Widget
class Theme_Widget extends WP_Widget
class Specific_Widget extends Theme_Widget
Essentially Theme_Widget contains some extension functions to the basic WP_Widget.
Inside Specific_Widget I call one of Theme_Widget's methods:
class Specific_Widget {
function __construct() {
$this->some_method_that_belongs_to_Theme_Widget();
}
}
When I instantiate Specific_Widget, PHP throws a fatal error as follows:
Fatal error: Call to private method Theme_Widget::some_method_that_belongs_to_Theme_Widget() from context 'Specific_Widget' in ...
Do you have an idea as to how I can resolve this? This is the first time I've received this error from PHP. Could it be derive from WordPress itself?
