static method and $this
| From: | messju mohr | Date: | Thu, 07 Aug 2003 08:42:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | static method and $this | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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hello php-general,
i found this thread in the mailing-list archive:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general&m=104182777004472&w=2
to summarize: if you call a static method FooClass::foo() from within
an object-method (for example:
class BarClass {
function bar() {
Foo::foo();
}
}
$obj = new BarClass;
$obj->bar();
)
FooClass::foo() will have a reference "$this" defined that is a
reference to $obj.
i noticed recently that this still works in the beta1 of php5.
my question: does anybody have a clue if this is a well-known and
supported feature? or is it just a side-effect and using it can be a
bad design-decision in the long run?
greetings
messju