Re: static class member resolution

Loknath Bharti wrote: > I have the following in a class : > > $this->modelHandler = Handler; > $this->modelHandler::staticMethod(); > > I am receiving a parse error problem in the second line. > > Handler is a class definition, and staticMethod is a static method. Handler is assigned to > class variable modelHandler, but the above will return a parse Error. At the same time if I assign > $this->modelHandler to a variable and call the staticMethod on that it works without a problem. I > would like to make the above work, because its superfluous to have to assign a class Variable to a > local variable to access it. > > $this->modelHandler = Handler; > $handler = $this->modelHandler; > $handler::staticMethod(); > > The above works. Any insight into resolution by using something like > {$this->modelHandler}::Handler would be appreciated. You'll probably have to wait for PHP 7.0.0: <http://3v4l.org/mkPYY>. :) -- Christoph M. Becker