Use of 'self' in static function in subclass
| From: | Bert Slagter | Date: | Tue, 01 Jun 2004 13:11:29 +0000 |
| Subject: | Use of 'self' in static function in subclass | ||
| Groups: | php.internals | ||
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Hi All,
I have a class and a subclass, both with a static method:
<?php
class Foo
{
static function Bar()
{
self::Baz();
}
}
class Foo2 extends Foo
{
static function Baz()
{
echo 'Baz';
}
}
Foo2::Bar();
?>
In this case I expect to find 'Baz' on my screen, but I get the following: "Fatal error: Call to undefined method Foo::baz() in d:\htdocs_php5\ProBase2\TRUNK\probase\libsys\test5.php on line 7".
This is in PHP5 RC2.
Somehow this behaviour seems logical, on the other hand I don't think it's desired. I think that 'self' should point to the current class, even if the static method resides in a parent class.
Is this 'self'-behaviour intended?
Bert