Re: Re: Get name of extending class with static method call

Jason Barnett wrote:

Indeed! I was actually quite surprised that this wasn't the way __CLASS__ resolved... I had to code it to believe it (and I didn't even do that until after you told us __CLASS__ didn't work!)

I would like to thank all of those that cared about my problem and tried to find a solution by providing a wide variety of ideas. Thank you very much!!! Do you think it would be wise to ask for help on php-dev?

I'll put money on that they say "won't do it" and then tell you to read the archives of php-internals as to why. I originally hit this problem when I started to write a PHP5 based framework at the end of 2003. during the time since then I have watched/read quite a few threads on this subject. I strongly suggest you brew a big pot of coffee and sit down for a few (lots??) hours to read thru what has been discussed on php-internals, you might start with:

Perhaps the way to go about this would be to make a "feature request" on bugs.php.net? It does seem like something that should be a part of the language.