#36411 [Opn->Bgs]: name of parameter in static method

ID: 36411 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: Sm0ke999 at yandex dot ru -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: Win xp PHP Version: 5.1.2 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Because "$this" has a special meaning in PHP. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-02-16 09:39:53] Sm0ke999 at yandex dot ru Description: ------------ Why in "static method" name of "parameter" can not be "$this" ? Reproduce code: --------------- <?php header("Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r"); class Base { public $x= 'x', $y= 'y'; public static function fnTest($this) { echo __CLASS__,'::',__FUNCTION__,"()\t",get_class($this),"\n"; list($this->x, $this->y)= array($this->y, $this->x); print_r($this); } } $o= new Base; Base::fnTest($o); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Base::fnTest()Base Base Object ( [x] => y [y] => x ) Actual result: -------------- [Thu Feb 16 11:31:32 2006] [error] [client 192.168.0.250] PHP Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in D:\\dev\\Site\\test.htm on line 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36411&edit=1