Re: How can I do this -- method chaining

Stut wrote:

Nathan Nobbe wrote:

On Jan 30, 2008 10:53 AM, Stut <stuttle@gmail.com <mailto:stuttle@gmail.com>> wrote:

    Nathan Nobbe wrote:
    I never said I wasn't creating
    an instance in the example I posted.

then what exactly did you mean by this? Actually no, I mean I would *just* use a static method. If there is no reason to instantiate an object, why would you?

I meant "I would *just* use a static method". Calling a static method does not create an instance of the class. My comments usually follow the rule of Ronseal. What do you think I meant by it? -Stut

From your previous email <?php class Test {

    public static function doSomething() {
        $o = new Test();

The above line IS creating a instance of the class Test Now with proper garbage collection, it should be wiped out when you are done using the static doSomething() method.

        $o->_doSomething();

You could always include this to remove the instance of class Test unset($o);

    }

    protected function _doSomething() {
        // I'm assuming this method is fairly complex, and involves
        // more than just this method, otherwise there is no point
        // in creating an instance of the class, just use a static
        // method.
    }

} Test::doSomething(); ?> -- Jim Lucas "Some men are born to greatness, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V by William Shakespeare