Doc #60499 [NEW]: Classes and Objects - Scope Resolution Operator (::) - additional info

From: Operating system: Any PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Documentation problem Bug Type: Documentation Problem Bug description:Classes and Objects - Scope Resolution Operator (::) - additional info Description: ------------ Since it is (still) possible to call a non-static method in a static way i think this should be documented with a not recommended mention. The section at http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim.php should contain also the example from http://php.net/language.oop5.basic#example-156 Test script: --------------- class A { public function foo() { var_dump($this->b); } } class B { public $b = 'stuff'; public function bar() { A::foo(); } } $b = new B(); $b->bar(); // will output string 'stuff' (length=5) Expected result: ---------------- error Actual result: -------------- string 'stuff' (length=5) -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60499&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60499&r=mysqlcfg