note 77393 added to language.oop5.patterns

In the example given below by alexandre at ONLY-HAM-NOT-SPAM dot gaigalas dot net, I'm pretty sure that would always assign $i to a new instance. I'd imagine he means something like this: <?php class foo { static private $i; private function __construct() { echo "I'm alive"; } static public function singleton() { return (isset(self::$i) || (($n = __CLASS__) && (self::$i = new $n)) ? self::$i : NULL; } } ?> ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 69.200.231.140 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.patterns.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/77393 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/77393/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/77393/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/77393/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/77393/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/77393/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/77393/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/77393 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/77393 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php