Re: How can I do this -- method chaining

Nathan Nobbe wrote:

On Jan 30, 2008 11:31 AM, Stut <stuttle@gmail.com <mailto:stuttle@gmail.com>> wrote:

    "I would *just* use a static method"

    *just* *just* *just* *just* *just* *just* *just* *just* *just*

    No instance. None. Grrr.

here is a mod of the code you posted w/ a var_dump() of the local variable $o; <?php class Test {

    public static function doSomething() {
        $o = new Test();
        var_dump($o);
        $o->_doSomething();
    }

    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(); ?> nathan@gentooss ~/ticketsDbCode $ php testCode.php object(Test)#1 (0) { } clearly in the act of *just* using a static method, you *just* created an instance of class Test ;)

Ok, I'm going to have to assume you really are as stupid as you seem. If I need to provide an example to demonstrate what I meant I will, but I feel I made it quite clear that my comment regarding what *I* would do did not in any way relate to the code example I had provided above. The example I provided was fulfilling the OP's requirements. This is what *I* would do... <?php class Test {

    public static 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.

        // ^^^^ See this comment here, this was taken from the
        // non-static method in the example I posted. This is what
        // I meant when I say "just use a static method".
    }

} Test::doSomething(); ?> Look ma, no instance. FYI I'm not at all new to OOP, in general or in PHP, so I am well aware that the example I originally posted created an instance of the class. -Stut -- http://stut.net/