Re: calling static class functions using a function variable

From: Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 19:02:21 +0000
Subject: Re: calling static class functions using a function variable
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> Hi all, > Hope you can help. I have an class called xml and a class method called > hi_handler. I am able to call this method statically as follows: > > xml::hi_handler($attrs); > > but when I try to call it like this, it fails miserably: > > $junk="xml::hi_handler"; > $junk(); > > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: xml::hi_handler() > > Any ideas - besides the obvious way of using a dummy instance. I am using > php 4.0.3pl1 I wouldn't have expected that to work, but I did expect something like: xml::$func() to work. However I just tested it and it doesn't. Perhaps something that can be fixed. -Rasmus

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