Closure::bindTo() example

gistfile1.php

<?php

class Thing {
  private $name = "Evan";
}
$thing = new Thing();

class ExtendedThing extends Thing {
	function say_name() {
		if (isset($this->name))
			echo $this->name;
	}
}
$extended_thing = new ExtendedThing();
$extended_thing->say_name();
// Of course that doesn't work because $name is private.

$accessPrivateVar = function() {
	echo $this->name;
};

$accessPrivateVar = $accessPrivateVar->bindTo($thing, $thing);
$accessPrivateVar();
// Prints "Evan"...and my head explodes