#27304 [Opn->Csd]: ZE2 Static functions don't function properly

ID: 27304 Updated by: helly@php.net Reported By: john@php.net -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Feature/Change Request -Operating System: RH8 +Operating System: * -PHP Version: 5CVS-2004-02-18 (dev) +PHP Version: < 5.0.3 New Comment: This bug has been fixed in CVS. Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at http://snaps.php.net/. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-02-18 02:44:44] john@php.net Description: ------------ Static functions don't behave properly at all. They can be called from an object-context and provide no means to even confirm from within the function if it has been called from a static context or not. I understand that static methods should never have access to $this regardless of context, but unless the engine enforces a restriction on calling static functions from an object context this behavior is completely counter-intuitive and inconsistent. Not only does the engine not catch this, but the developer cannot either. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php error_reporting(E_ALL); class Staticexample { const a = 10; static function test() { var_dump(isset($this)); } } $b = new Staticexample(); Staticexample::test(); $b->test(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- bool(false) bool(true) Actual result: -------------- bool(false) bool(false) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=27304&edit=1