Question

Given two classes:

class A
{
   private $prop1;
}
class B extends A
{
   private $prop2;
   public function __sleep()
   {
      return array('prop1','prop2');
   }
}

That will only serialize the value of prop2 as it’s a direct property of class B.

How can I get it to output the inherited prop1 from superclass A?

EDIT:
Not defining the __sleep() will show the private properties in the serialized string without setting them to protected. They look something like �A�prop1, only I cannot get what the � is.

Answer 1

Explicitly call the parent class’s function and append the result:

class A
{
   private $prop1;
   public function __sleep()
   {
      return array('prop1');
   }
}

class B extends A
{
   private $prop2;

   public function __sleep()
   {
      $arr = parent::__sleep();
      array_push( $arr, 'prop2' );
      return $arr;
   }
}