Re: self:: vs this

On Fri, 2007-05-11 at 10:15 -0400, Robert Cummings wrote: > On Fri, 2007-05-11 at 11:10 -0300, Mariano Guadagnini wrote: > > Hy people, > > I have an existential doubt regarding php classes. I have been a php > > programmer for quite a long time, but never could figure out the clear > > difference between using this-> or self:: when calling member functions, > > wether they are private or public. I used them indistinctly and seemed > > to sort the same effects, although, when working with statics classes, > > self:: was the only way to access members. > > > > Well, that's all, any can put me some light on the matter? > > You can use self:: on static methods. More clearly, you can use self:: within static methods to access other static methods :) Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'