#29703 [NEW]: Function to determine if a method is called statically

From: tip at tut dot by Operating system: PHP version: 4.3.9RC1 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Function to determine if a method is called statically Description: ------------ Sometimes it is very convenient to use method from a class statically, but while implementing such a function there's no way to determine how this function is used. executing this line from a static method call returns 1 print_r(isset($this)); while operations with is_object($this), gettype($this) etc. results in PHP Notice: Undefined variable: this in c:\httpd\.php\pear\File\Find.php on line 198 Reproduce code: --------------- // executed from static method call print_r(isset($this)); Expected result: ---------------- FALSE Actual result: -------------- 1 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=29703&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29703&r=float