Re: static:: and PHP 7 (from bug #70997)

On 30 November 2015 at 12:16, Peter Cowburn <petercowburn@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi internals, > > I'm looking for some feedback on a change with regard to static::, which > has been present throughout the 7 branch. > > Have a look-see at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70997 > > <?php > > class A { > const TEST = false; > public function test() { > var_dump(static::TEST); > } > } > > class B extends A { > const TEST = true; > > public function test() { > A::test(); > } > } > > $b = new B; > $b->test(); > > ?> > > In PHP 7 it dumps true, in PHP 5 false. > Gah, this was inevitable! In PHP 7 it dumps FALSE, in PHP 5 TRUE. Stupid brain. > > I'm looking for info on when, where, why it was introduced, and ultimately > some clarification of: > a) was this intentional > b) it is going to stay (i.e. "not a bug") > c) some more to go on so I can document the change clearly > > If there is already a line in NEWS/UPGRADING or a commit you can point me > to, that would be amazing. > > Whatever tangents this topic wanders off on, I'd like to eventually pull > it back to the bug report mentioned above with one eye on formulating the > docs changes (if it's really "not a bug"). > > Cheers, > > A docs guy. > >