note 101121 added to language.oop5

As of PHP 5.3, you can actually use a variable as the class name when calling a static method (singleton pattern). The following now works: <?php class Dog { public static function bark() { echo "Woof!"; } } $class = 'Dog'; $action = 'bark'; $class::$action(); //outputs "Woof!" ?> This example is from an article that touches on some of the new features in PHP 5.3 including "dynamic static calls": http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-php-5.3new1/ ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 74.76.87.133 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/101121 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101121/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101121/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101121/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101121/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101121/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101121/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101121 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/101121 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php