oop-protected-properties

<?php

ini_set('display_errors', 1); 
ini_set('display_startup_errors', 1); 
error_reporting(E_ALL);

class Car {

	protected $color = 'White';

	public function setColor($color)
	{
		$this->color = $color;
	}

	public function getColor()
	{
		return $this->color;
	}

}

$car = new Car();
echo $car->color;				// Return Fatal Error: Cannot access protected property
echo $car->getColor();			// Return White. The function getColor() is public.

$car->setColor('Yellow');
echo $car->getColor();			// Return Yellow. The function getColor() is public.

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class Beetle extends Car {



}

$beetle = new Beetle();
echo $beetle->color;			// Return Fatal Error: Cannot access protected property
echo $beetle->getColor();		// Return White. The function getColor() is public.

$beetle->setColor('Green');
echo $beetle->getColor();		// Return Green. The function getColor() is public.

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class Ferrari extends Car {

	protected $color = 'RedFerrari';

}

$ferrari = new Ferrari();
echo $ferrari->color;			// Return Fatal Error: Cannot access protected property
echo $ferrari->getColor();		// Return RedFerrari. The function getColor() is public.

$ferrari->setColor('Red');
echo $ferrari->getColor();		// return Red