1--TEST-- 2Attempting to access static properties using instance property syntax 3--FILE-- 4<?php 5class C { 6 protected static $y = 'C::$y'; 7} 8$c = new C; 9 10echo "\n--> Access non-visible static prop like instance prop:\n"; 11$c->y =& $ref; 12?> 13==Done== 14--EXPECTF-- 15 16--> Access non-visible static prop like instance prop: 17 18Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot access protected property C::$y in %s:8 19Stack trace: 20#0 {main} 21 22Next Error: Cannot access protected property C::$y in %s:8 23Stack trace: 24#0 {main} 25 thrown in %s on line 8 26