Re: Class not used as an object (Scope Resolution Operator)
| From: | George Langley | Date: | Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:52:00 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Class not used as an object (Scope Resolution Operator) | ||
| References: | 1 2 3 | Groups: | php.general |
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Thanks all. Assuming is best then to add the static in this case. But it isn't required if I
birthed an object first and referenced the object, correct? Am wanting to add some variables to the
class so not calling the same query so many times...
Thanks again.
George
On 2011-06-09, at 5:23 PM, David Harkness wrote:
> All of the above with a clarification: they are instance methods which you
> are calling statically. The object is not instantiated in this case. PHP
> allows this but will issue an E_STRICT warning. To remove the warning just
> add "static" before each of them, assuming they are only ever called
> statically:
>
> class myClass {
> static function &doThis($passedVar) {
> doSomething;
> }
>
> static function &doThat($anotherVar) {
> doSomethingElse;
> }
> }
>
> David