note 98641 added to language.variables.variable

PHP actually supports invoking a new instance of a class using a variable class name since at least version 5.2 <?php class Foo { public function hello() { echo 'Hello world!'; } } $my_foo = 'Foo'; $a = new $my_foo(); $a->hello(); //prints 'Hello world!' ?> Additionally, you can access static methods and properties using variable class names, but only since PHP 5.3 <?php class Foo { public static function hello() { echo 'Hello world!'; } } $my_foo = 'Foo'; $my_foo::hello(); //prints 'Hello world!' ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 208.65.181.179 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/98641 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98641/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98641/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98641/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98641/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98641/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98641/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98641 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/98641 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php