It's possible to split up accessors

[nikic]

The following code works:

<?php

class A {
    protected $bar;
    public $foo { get { return $this->bar; } }
    public $foo { set { $this->bar = $value; } }
}

$a = new A;
$a->foo = 'test';
var_dump($a->foo);

I'm not sure whether this is a bug or a feature.

[cpriest]

Interesting, it wasn't intended to be allowed but the code allows for it simply because its flexible. We can specifically deny it if that's what's desired. Doesn't matter to me either way. A subsequent public $foo { get { ... } } would likely over-write the original which may be a good enough reason to deny the possibility of separated accessors.

[cpriest]

This is no longer an issue, fixed by b04e5b0