Re: Static functions

yes, you can call a static method on a class by specifying the class name, then 2 colons and finally the function name: classname :: functionname([arg,.....]) (of course properties can not be accessed by such methods) David Eisenhart "Leo Spalteholz" <leo@spalteholz.ca> wrote in message news:200302091318.15401.leo@spalteholz.ca... > 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? > > for example in Java I can write: > > public class someClass { > public static void someMethod() {} > } > > and then in another file: > > import someClass; > > public class anotherClass { > someClass.someMethod() > } > > Is there some way to access methods of a class without creating an > object in PHP? > 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. > > Thanks, > Leo