#34095 [NEW]: language/oop5/static.xml unclear about methods

From: simp@php.net Operating system: All PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: language/oop5/static.xml unclear about methods Description: ------------ Manual is a bit unclear about static methods. It doesn't imply that calling non-static methods in a static context (using the paamayim nekudotayim operator) is still valid. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class Foo { public function __construct() { } public function fromObject() { echo 'A call from the object <br/>'; } public static function fromStatic() { echo 'A static call <br/>'; } } Foo::fromObject(); Foo::fromStatic(); ?> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34095&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34095&r=mysqlcfg