--TEST-- Bug #37816 (ReflectionProperty does not throw exception when accessing protected attribute) --SKIPIF-- <?php extension_loaded('reflection') or die('skip'); ?> --FILE-- <?php class TestClass { protected $p = 2; } $o = new TestClass; $r = new ReflectionProperty($o, 'p'); try { $x = $r->getValue($o); } catch (Exception $e) { echo 'Caught: ' . $e->getMessage() . "\n"; } ?> ===DONE=== --EXPECTF-- Caught: Cannot access non-public member TestClass::p ===DONE===