note 85725 added to language.oop5.late-static-bindings

At least as of PHP 5.3.0a2 there's a function get_called_class(), which returns the class on which the static method is called. <?php class a { static public function test() { print get_called_class(); } } class b extends a { } a::test(); // "a" b::test(); // "b" ?> ---- Server IP: 91.189.86.54 Probable Submitter: 90.151.144.32 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.late-static-bindings.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/85725 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85725/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85725/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85725/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85725/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85725/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85725/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/85725 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/85725 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php