Bug #62333 [Nab]: Cannot statically call method to parent class

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62333&edit=1 ID: 62333 User updated by: Sjon at hortensius dot net Reported by: Sjon at hortensius dot net Summary: Cannot statically call method to parent class Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: You describe my exact problem, but why deny this is a bug? I understand this would be unfixable without breaking implementations that depend on this behaviour, but I do not understand that you deny the huge inconsistency, thus preferably fixable behaviour that PHP has here? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-19 08:32:13] cataphract@php.net Not a bug. A::foo() is not necessarily a static call. Namely, if foo() is not static and there is a compatible context ($this exists and its class is either the class of the target method or a subclass of it), an instance call will be made. In your case, because you sort of have a static and non-static foo() via magic, the non-static is preferred. You'll have to be creative, like maybe calling __callstatic directly or using a closure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-15 11:11:53] Sjon at hortensius dot net Description: ------------ All static calls to a class-parent end up being non-static Inconsistency clearly proven: http://3v4l.org/Mkn0L http://3v4l.org/1L3Wk (same, but without __call) Test script: --------------- See http://3v4l.org/Mkn0L <?php class A { public function __call($name, $args) { echo "Not static\n"; } public static function __callStatic($name, $args) { echo "Static\n"; } } class B extends A { public function test() { forward_static_call(array('A', 'stuff')); call_user_func(array('A', 'stuff')); A::stuff(); } } class C { public function test() { forward_static_call(array('A', 'stuff')); call_user_func(array('A', 'stuff')); A::stuff(); } } A::test(); echo " = B =\n"; $b = new B(); $b->test(); echo " = C =\n"; $c = new C(); $c->test(); Expected result: ---------------- Static = B = Not static Not static Not static = C = Static Static Static Actual result: -------------- Static = B = Not static Not static Not static = C = Static Static Static ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62333&edit=1