Re: __call_static() Magic Method

Sara Golemon wrote: > Attached is a patch which exports an internals hook in zend_class_entry > for fetching function pointers similar to the object hook get_method() > available to instance methods. > > This patch also exports a userspace hook __call_static() which operates > in the fashion of the current __call() magic method, but for static calls. > > Wez called for some functionality like this a few weeks ago for a COM > wrapper (or something similar), and I noticed there was actually a > comment in the engine about how this should eventually be done anyway... > > Usage example: > > class foo > { > public static function __call_static($fname, $args) > { > echo "foo::{$fname}() called staticly with ", > count($args), " parameters\n"; > } > } > > foo::randomMethod(1,2,3); > > > I considered setting get_static_method to zend_std_get_static_method() > by default (avoiding the if set check during runtime), but all the other > hoooks follow this pattern so I went with consistency. > > If noone comments to the negative, I'll commit next friday (7/20)... > Updated patch applies, mostly fixing minor bugs in implementation (include one fix for the __call method as well). The more significant change from the previous patch it the userspace name: __callStatic() rather than __call_static(). This is in keeping with __toString() and the standard of using camel case rather than underscore demarcation. -Sara