[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53066: Trigger errors when non-existent methods are called on objects.

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#53066: Trigger errors when non-existent methods are called on objects.
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 Reporter:  dd32              |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General           |    Version:
 Severity:  normal            |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  coding-standards  |
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 Numerous WordPress classes include a `__call()` function for back-compat,
 however, simply return false on invalid calls.

 For example, the following code outputs 'No' even though it should be a
 fatal error.
 {{{
 $wp_query = new WP_Query();

 echo $wp_query->delete_all_posts() ? 'Yes' : 'No';
 }}}

 This can cause logic errors, where someone were to use something like:
 `WP_User::has_role( 'something' )` and expect to receive true/false, but
 only ever get false. (Note that `has_role()` doesn't exist and won't
 exist: [comment:10:ticket:22624])

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