note 21047 added to language.references.pass

Unfortunately static member vars are not supported, and declaring a static in a member function only allows access from that function. But you can still get the effect of static member vars by using a trick with returning a static by reference from a "container function", like this(notice the & in function getStaticMember and the & in the call to the function as well, both are required): class TestXX { function &getStaticMember() { static $mystat = 2; $v = &$mystat; return $v; } function test1() { // Access the static member: $static_member = &$this->getStaticMember(); $static_member++; echo "The static value is: " . $static_member . "<br>"; } } $t1 = new TestXX; $t2 = new TestXX; $t1->test1(); $t1->test1(); $t2->test1(); When you run this you'll get: The static value is: 3 The static value is: 4 The static value is: 5 So now you have, in effect, a static member variable :) -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.pass.php http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+21047 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+21047 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+21047