#30716 [Com]: Dynamic Static Member Access

ID: 30716 Comment by: k at ailis dot de Reported By: jake at development dot mindvision dot com dot au Status: Open Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Gentoo Linux (2.4.x) PHP Version: 5.0.1 New Comment: Just for info: The problem is also present in latest CVS. And even if it is not a bug it's still a useful feature request. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-11-08 05:59:14] jake at development dot mindvision dot com dot au Description: ------------ Hello, I feel i have a syntax bug or unclear syntax limitation. I am trying to access static members of classes, dynamically ie $foo = 'className'; echo $foo::$staticVariable; For more information please see my posts on the php-generals list - http://news.php.net/php.general/201458 Thanks in advance Yours Sincerely Jake Press Reproduce code: --------------- <?php // Define a class with a nice juicy static variable class bob { public static $type = 'safd'; } // Lets chuck the name of the class into a variable... $foo = 'bob'; // Just to show it all works lets do it manualllllly echo bob::$type; // This is the line with the well-wicked parse error on the double colon echo $foo::$type; ?> Expected result: ---------------- safdsafd Actual result: -------------- Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM, expecting ',' or ';' in /mnt/data0/www/twd/test.php on line 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30716&edit=1