note 104861 added to function.forward-static-call

Example to understand this function and difference with call_user_func: class Beer { const NAME = 'Beer!'; public static function printed(){ echo 'static Beer:NAME = '. static::NAME . PHP_EOL; } } class Ale extends Beer { const NAME = 'Ale!'; public static function printed(){ forward_static_call(array('parent','printed')); call_user_func(array('parent','printed')); forward_static_call(array('Beer','printed')); call_user_func(array('Beer','printed')); } } Ale::printed(); echo '</pre>'; ---- Server IP: 93.93.89.7 Probable Submitter: 193.200.32.160 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.forward-static-call.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/104861 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104861/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104861/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104861/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104861/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104861/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104861/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/104861 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/104861 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php