#31318 [Com]: Static method invocation with classname in a variable

ID: 31318 Comment by: the_deppchef at hotmail dot com Reported By: sebastian@php.net Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5CVS-2004-12-28 (dev) New Comment: I get this strange Error: Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM in /home/tdc/test.php on line 9 (PHP 5.0.3) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-12-28 10:35:24] sebastian@php.net Description: ------------ Static members of a class should be accessible even if the classname is stored in a variable. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class Foo { public static function bar() { print 'Foo::bar()'; } } $class = 'Foo'; $class::bar(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Foo::bar() Actual result: -------------- Parse error: parse error in D:\foo.php on line 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31318&edit=1