#21486 [NEW]: $this pointer not always pointing to the right object

From: corinl@gmx.de Operating system: windows PHP version: 4.3.0 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: $this pointer not always pointing to the right object hi, i found that the $this pointer does not always point to the current class, as it is supposted to. run the following example code: ----- class ca { function debug() { echo("ca::debug -> "); print_r($this); echo("<br>"); } } class cb { function debug() { echo("cb::debug -> "); print_r($this); echo("<br>"); } function test() { cb::debug(); ca::debug(); } } $b = new cb; $b->test(); ----- output is: cb::debug -> cb Object ( ) ca::debug -> cb Object ( ) but should'nt it be: cb::debug -> cb Object ( ) ca::debug -> ca Object ( ) it seems that when a class is called like class::methode from within another class, the this pointer points to the calling class, not the current running class!! -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=21486&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21486&r=gnused