Method memory handling from an instanced object

Hi All, If I was to code something like: <?php class Example { var $abc = false; function Demo($param) { // etc // return $param; } } $ex1 = new Example; $ex2 = new Example; ?> There are now 2 variables, both with a copy of the object Example in them. Now, I would expect the variables in the objects to be duplicated (eg: the memory space for $ex1->abc to be separate from $ex2->abc). However, is the method definition the same? Is the method definition and contents duplicated each instancing? (eg: if I have 100,000 instances of an object with a "print()" method - would that method be copied to each object - or would the reference the same memory space). If the method is shared, then would a static variable in a method be shared across the entire class - or would it still reference to that object instance's variable memory space? If the method is not shared, could this cause an issue with a class that has a lot of methods being instanced lots of time and taking up lots of memory? If anyone can let me know how this conceptually works, and (if possible) why. Thanks, -- Dan Hardiker [dhardiker@staff.firstcreative.net] ADAM Software & Systems Engineer First Creative Ltd