accessing private variable from member function in PHP

Name the variable protected:

* Public: anyone either inside the class or outside can access them
* Private: only the specified class can access them. Even subclasses will be denied access.
* Protected: only the specified class and subclasses can access them

just an example how to access private property

<?php
class foo {
    private $bar = 'secret';
}
$obj = new foo;


if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.0') >= 0)
{

      $myClassReflection = new ReflectionClass(get_class($obj));
      $secret = $myClassReflection->getProperty('bar');
      $secret->setAccessible(true);
      echo $secret->getValue($obj);
}
else 
{
    $propname="\0foo\0bar";
    $a = (array) $obj;
    echo $a[$propname];
}