note 113231 added to language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim

It seems as though you can use more than the class name to reference the static variables, constants, and static functions of a class definition from outside that class using the :: . The language appears to allow you to use the object itself. For example: class horse { static $props = {'order'=>'mammal'}; } $animal = new horse(); echo $animal::$props['order']; // yields 'mammal' This does not appear to be documented but I see it as an important convenience in the language. I would like to see it documented and supported as valid. If it weren't supported officially, the alternative would seem to be messy, something like this: $animalClass = get_class($animal); echo $animalClass::$props['order']; ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.199 Probable Submitter: 70.123.131.58 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/113231 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/113231/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/113231/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/113231/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/113231/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/113231/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/113231/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/113231 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/113231 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php