--TEST-- ZE2 An abstract class cannot be instantiated --SKIPIF-- <?php if (version_compare(zend_version(), '2.0.0-dev', '<')) die('skip ZendEngine 2 needed'); ?> --FILE-- <?php abstract class fail { abstract function show(); } class pass extends fail { function show() { echo "Call to function show()\n"; } } $t2 = new pass(); $t2->show(); $t = new fail(); $t->show(); echo "Done\n"; // shouldn't be displayed ?> --EXPECTF-- Call to function show() Fatal error: Cannot instantiate abstract class fail in %s on line %d