context when calling non static method of class in a static way
| From: | Simon Hilz | Date: | Sun, 22 May 2011 14:17:40 +0000 |
| Subject: | context when calling non static method of class in a static way | ||
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hi,
lets assume the following classes:
class Foo{
public function bar()
{
echo get_class($this);
}
}
class Foobar{
public function callBarStatic()
{
Foo::bar();
}
}
the following code results in the output "Foobar":
$obj = new Foobar();
$obj->callBarStatic();
That means that the static call of bar() is executed in the context of Foobar. Is this behavior deliberate? If so, it would open a great way of object composition patterns. But only if it will be retained in future versions :) (i've tested with 5.3.5)
Simon Hilz