#47891 [Opn->WFx]: static method bound to calling object

ID: 47891 Updated by: colder@php.net Reported By: slava at forma dot kharkov dot ua -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Bug Type: Class/Object related PHP Version: 5.2.9 New Comment: This is expected, :: calls a method of a class using th current context as call context. Hence $this in a::stat is a b object. It will issue a Strict warning. It's kept that way in PHP5 for PHP4 backward compatibility reasons but it may be cleaned up in PHP6. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-04-03 16:36:00] slava at forma dot kharkov dot ua Description: ------------ this code prints instance of object "b" and doesn't throw any errors or exceptions. If a::stat has modificator "static" it says "Notice: Undefined variable: this" and prints null. Reproduce code: --------------- class a { public function stat() { var_dump($this); } } class b { public function test() { a::stat(); } } $b= new b(); $b->test(); Expected result: ---------------- throws some errors or exceptions. Actual result: -------------- prints instance of object "b" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=47891&edit=1