Re: OBJECT_OPERATOR vs. DOUBLE_COLON

Hi Sebastian, Sebastian Bergmann wrote:

Is it intentional that the DOUBLE_COLON operator can be used on a variable that contains a reference to an object?

I assume so. It wouldn't be the only place that accepts either a class name or an object of that class.

I think that using :: on a variable that contains an object should not "fall back" to a static access on the object's class. Instead the runtime should error out. What do you think?

I would oppose this; I think it would make PHP less consistent, and as Rowan noted, it's useful for accessing constants of the appropriate class associated to an object. Thanks! -- Andrea Faulds https://ajf.me/