--TEST-- __serialize() mechanism (005): parent::__unserialize() is safe --FILE-- data = $data; } public function __serialize() { return $this->data; } public function __unserialize(array $data) { $this->data = $data; } } class B extends A { private $data2; public function __construct(array $data, array $data2) { parent::__construct($data); $this->data2 = $data2; } public function __serialize() { return [$this->data2, parent::__serialize()]; } public function __unserialize(array $payload) { [$data2, $data] = $payload; parent::__unserialize($data); $this->data2 = $data2; } } $common = new stdClass; $obj = new B([$common], [$common]); var_dump($s = serialize($obj)); var_dump(unserialize($s)); ?> --EXPECT-- string(63) "O:1:"B":2:{i:0;a:1:{i:0;O:8:"stdClass":0:{}}i:1;a:1:{i:0;r:3;}}" object(B)#3 (2) { ["data2":"B":private]=> array(1) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#4 (0) { } } ["data":"A":private]=> array(1) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#4 (0) { } } }