Re: Static functions

At 22:18 9-2-2003, you wrote:

Hi, I'm a bit of a newbie to PHP, I've done some stuff in Java/VB/C++ but I'm having a few problems finding info on this issue. Does PHP support something like static functions in Java? afaik the answer is no, but please do not rely on my pitiful opinion. I only use my classes with one single object, just to keep the code cleaner.

See one of the articles on objects, in no particular order:

PHP makers on OOP               http://www.php.net/oop
Lotsotalk                       http://www.liquidpulse.net/articles/125
knowledgebase           http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/7569
ZEND Using objects to create an application 1 http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/tutorial-johnson.php

ZEND An Introduction to Classes http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/class-intro.php ZEND Overusing

OO               http://www.zend.com/zend/art/mistake1.php#Heading13
Devarticles                     http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/241 http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/245
                                http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/262 http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/285
Devshed         Accessing Databases with Class http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/Class/
                Back to Class http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/BackToClass
PHPBuilder      Classes and PHP http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/rod19990601.php3

Vamsi: Object Oriented Programming in PHP http://php.vamsi.net/article/3/1 OOP Talk : A slide presentation http://www.sdphp.net/talks/talks/sdphp_class

for example in Java I can write: public class someClass {

        public static void someMethod() {}

PHP has no public or private methods

import someClass;

public class anotherClass {

        someClass.someMethod()

} Is there some way to access methods of a class without creating an object in PHP? afaik you do need to create an object.

You can override a function with class y extends (class) x, see the articles for examples

Right now I just include the file (not using a class) and then call the function but I would like to have it more seperate.