note 101077 added to language.oop5.late-static-bindings

// THIS WORKED GREAT FOR ME: abstract class ParentClass { static function parent_method() { $child_class_str = self::get_child_class(); eval("\$r = ".$child_class_str."::abstract_static();"); return $r; }// CHILD MUST OVERRIDE TO PUT ITSELF INTO TRACE protected abstract static function abstract_static(); private static function get_child_class() { $backtrace = debug_backtrace(); $num = count($backtrace); for($i = 0; $i < $num; $i++) { if($backtrace[$i]["class"] !== __CLASS__) return $backtrace[$i]["class"]; } return null; } } class ChildClass extends ParentClass { static function parent_method(){ return parent::parent_method(); } protected static function abstract_static() { return __METHOD__."()"; }// From ParentClass } print "The call was: ". ChildClass::parent_method(); ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 98.240.236.17 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.late-static-bindings.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/101077 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101077/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101077/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101077/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101077/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101077/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101077/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101077 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/101077 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php