Bug #63602 [Opn->Nab]: __callStatic does not see $this

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63602&edit=1 ID: 63602 Updated by: laruence@php.net Reported by: stealz at op dot pl Summary: __callStatic does not see $this -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Windows 7 PHP Version: 5.4.9 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php you should not use $this in a static method. you should see a strict warning for this like: PHP Strict Standards: Non-static method A::foo() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context for your question: __callStatic does not parse the this_ptr for static calls Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-11-26 03:39:25] stealz at op dot pl Description: ------------ When we call the method foo() of some class A in a static context inside the object B, the method can see $this as an object B. However, when method doesn't exist and __callStatic is triggered, $this is undefined. Why is that so? Test script: --------------- abstract class A { function foo() { # non-static on purpose var_dump($this); } static function __callStatic($method, $args) { var_dump($this); } } class B { function test() { A::foo(); A::someMethod(); } } $o = new B(); $o->test(); Expected result: ---------------- object(B)[4] object(B)[4] Actual result: -------------- object(B)[4] null ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63602&edit=1