note 39562 added to language.oop

Natedone's note below already shows some ways to implement static class members. There is another way that is based upon returning references, which may be of interest to you. class fooclass { function &staticvar() { static $staticvar; return $staticvar; } function printme() { print($this->staticvar()); } } $foo = new fooclass('foo'); $aid = & $foo->staticvar() ; $aid = "Hello"; $foo->printme(); // Prints "Hello" $aid = & $foo->staticvar() ; $aid = "Foo"; $foo->printme(); // Prints "Foo" This way to implement static class variables has as an advantage that you don't need to suse the same function to set and to get the value of a variable. The disadvantage is that you always need a helper variable. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+39562 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+39562&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+39562&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php