Re: Get name of extending class with static method call (PHP5)

"Daniel Convissor" <danielc@analysisandsolutions.com> wrote in message news:20050112173425.GA1234@panix.com... > Torsten: > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 04:58:20PM +0100, Torsten Roehr wrote: > > > How can I get the name of the extending class that invoked the method in > > drive()? > > class Car { > function drive($child) { > echo "parent driven in a $child\n"; > } > } > > class Porsche extends Car { > function drive() { > parent::drive(get_class()); > } > } > > Porsche::drive(); > > --Dan Hi Dan, thanks for your answer. I know about this solution - but it requires the definition of drive() in *every* subclass. An alternative would be passing in the class name as a parameter: class Car { function drive($className) { echo 'parent driven in a $className'; } } class Porsche extends Car { } Porsche::drive('Porsche'); But this seems kind of stupid, doesn't it? Best regards, Torsten Roehr