Re: AW: [PHP-DEV] PDM Meeting Notes

Hello Bob, Wednesday, November 23, 2005, 1:44:53 AM, you wrote: > 5.4 Late static binding using "this" without "$" (or perhaps with a > different name) > The same example, but now with the call to "self::static2()" replaced with > "static::static2()", will then print "B::static2". > Using static::func() is a bit corny, I understand why you don't want another > new keyword so here is a few more suggestions: > class::func() > default::func() > final::func() I don't like default or final here. Default because there is no default class in php and no such thing as a default class is involved here. Final not because final has a dedicated semantics already. And that deals with inheritance and tracks down to something that can be or should be done at compile time and we want to find a keyword here that describes something that should be done in run time. Class is nice though. > I personally think the class:: would be a better solution than static::, > although this:: is the best solution, can I ask why that was ruled out since > the title of the section indicates it was the first preference. Preventing confusion between $this and this to keep the code clean and readable. reagrds marcus