Only accessible/callable by the same, or an inherited class.
Here we see a call to a protected method from the global scope
being rejected.
action = 'fun';
}
protected function peek() {
echo $this->action. "\n";
}
}
class Keyhole extends Bedroom {
function peek() {
echo $this->action. "\n";
}
}
$kh = new Keyhole();
$kh->peek();
$br = new Bedroom();
$br->peek(); /* Doesn't work */
?>]]>
Fatal error: Call to protected method Bedroom::peek() from context 'html' in script.php on line 24]]>