Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=40837&edit=1
ID: 40837
Comment by: dmittner at llnw dot com
Reported by: nick dot telford at gmail dot com
Summary: static and non-static functions can't have the same
name
Status: Not a bug
Type: Bug
Package: Class/Object related
Operating System: Irrelevant
PHP Version: 5.2.1
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
I've got to add my vote to this feature.
My use case consists of data validation methods. If called statically the
validation tests are limited to things like string length, contents, etc. If
called on an object it would include those tests (probably calling the static
form of itself) and also comparative tests to other object conditions.
I sympathize with backwards compatibility but sometimes you have to push
forward. Case and point, some people I know are working with a Java-based system
that doesn't support Java 7, so when building new servers they have to
explicitly install an older version. Cutting a line between major PHP versions
seems similarly viable.
I'd also cite Magic Quotes which are completely removed in 5.4, which could
similarly break older PHP4 compatibility. The precedent is set.
Failing all that, how about a configuration option?
Previous Comments:
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[2012-11-20 02:13:10] capitaine dot gloumi at gmail dot com
The "backward compatibility" should set to deprecated any static call of object
method, and use it IF NO static method with the same name exist.
I use static method and object method with same name in lot of paterns, it's
useful in lot of case.
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[2012-11-19 03:27:35] aharvey@php.net
If a class is namespaced, by definition it isn't PHP 4 compatible.
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[2012-11-15 23:23:31] jpmarois at hotmail dot com
aharvey@php.net:
Sure, go Microsoft's way and move forward by staying behind for the sake of
"compatibility".
Please explain why, "As of PHP 5.3.3, methods with the same name as the last
element of a namespaced class name will no longer be treated as constructor.". If
PHP wont even initialize a "compatible" PHP 4 class anymore, how is it relevant to
preserve instance methods being called statically?
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[2012-09-11 01:59:54] aharvey@php.net
It breaks compatibility with any PHP 4 compatible code that uses static method calls. That's
(obviously) less important than it once was, but there's still plenty of legacy code out there.
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[2012-09-10 15:29:23] mac at macnewbold dot com
aharvey@php.net :
What would the impacts be of deprecating static calls to non-static methods? They would seem to not
make much sense, since any uses of $this inside the method (which would be pretty typical since it
is a non-static method) would fail with "Fatal error: Using $this when not in object
context". What is the value of being able to attempt a static call on a non-static method?
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