PHP - using public function in one class but not in extended classes

Question

I have 3 classes

class Header
{
    public function _after_save ()
    {
    }
}

class Line extends Header
{

}

class Details extends Line
{

}

Line extends header and Details extend line. Header has a function which ‘ll be called many pages in my site & I have made it public. I don’t want when Line and Details class to call the function _after_save() to execute but it’s getting executed as are extended classes. I can’t make the function protected for obvious reasons. Any help how I can achieve this

`I don't want when I call the function _after_save() to execute` So don't call it. — Matt Harrison, Nov 06 '13 at 06:39
Show us the complete code. We will help you comment out the line which calls that function. — Hanky Panky, Nov 06 '13 at 06:52
possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15043268/php-restrict-calling-of-public-methods — Deepika Janiyani, Nov 06 '13 at 07:13

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 06 '13 at 06:54

2

You could create branched structure.

class AbstractHeader
{

}

class Header extends AbstractHeader
{
    public function _after_save ()
    {
    }
}

class Line extends AbstractHeader
{

}

class Details extends AbstractHeader
{

}

answered Nov 06 '13 at 06:54

sectus

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Thanks!!! Looks a good choice but I have to unnecessarily create an extra class.. what I am looking for is a feature which allows a function to be public & can be executed from out side the class But the child extended classesm wont inherit the function – user2959149 Nov 06 '13 at 08:01
@user2959149, you can override your function in child class and throw an excpetion there. – sectus Nov 06 '13 at 08:06
Thanks!!!Thats the last option just to define the function with out anything inside in all child extended classes but I was checking if there is any other elegant solution. Thanks again to you all for your valuable inputs!!! – user2959149 Nov 06 '13 at 08:29

PHP - using public function in one class but not in extended classes

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