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10 years ago
Keep in mind; "final" keyword is useless in traits when directly using them, unlike extending classes / abstract classes.

<?php
trait Foo {
    final public function hello($s) { print "$s, hello!"; }
}
class Bar {
    use Foo;
    // Overwrite, no error
    final public function hello($s) { print "hello, $s!"; }
}

abstract class Foo {
    final public function hello($s) { print "$s, hello!"; }
}
class Bar extends Foo {
    // Fatal error: Cannot override final method Foo::hello() in ..
    final public function hello($s) { print "hello, $s!"; }
}
?>

But this way will finalize trait methods as expected;

<?php
trait FooTrait {
    final public function hello($s) { print "$s, hello!"; }
}
abstract class Foo {
    use FooTrait;
}
class Bar extends Foo {
    // Fatal error: Cannot override final method Foo::hello() in ..
    final public function hello($s) { print "hello, $s!"; }
}
?>
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