How to get class name in static function (PHP 4.2.3)
| From: | Torsten Roehr | Date: | Sun, 16 May 2004 17:45:23 +0000 |
| Subject: | How to get class name in static function (PHP 4.2.3) | ||
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Hi,
does anyone know a way of how to get the name of the class within a static
function? I can't use __CLASS__ as my PHP version is 4.2.3 and I can't
upgrade.
My code (simplified):
class Base {
function Factory() {
$classname = ???;
return new $classname;
}
}
class Event extends Base {
}
// This should make $event an object of class Event
$event = Event::Factory();
Of course I could pass the classname as a parameter to the factory method
like:
$event = Event::Factory('Event');
But I would like to have a more generic solution. Any hints would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Regards, Torsten Roehr