Re: static method and $this

On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 03:57:16AM -0500, Daryl Meese wrote: > $this->_____ is a well known reference method supported in a large number of > languages: php, javascript, and java for example. Feel free to use it > without reservation (IMHO) because it should be there forever. i know that. i mean the special case: $a = FooClass::foo(); // inside foo() there is no $this [there is no $this in nearly any languange on this planet in a *static* method] but in php, if i do the same call: $a = FooClass::foo(); from inside a method of an object that is not necessarily a member of the FooClass, nontheless FooClass::foo() knows $this as a reference to an object (the calling object). that *is* special. and i don't know a language that behaves in that way except of php. but i know this way can have it's merits, though, that's why i asked. greetings messju > Daryl > > -----Original Message----- > From: messju mohr [mailto:messju@lammfellpuschen.de] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:42 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] static method and $this > > > 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 > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php