note 45282 added to language.variables.scope

Some times you need to access the same static in more than one function. There is an easy way to solve this problem: <?php // We need a way to get a reference of our static function &getStatic() { static $staticVar; return $staticVar; } // Now we can access the static in any method by using it's reference function fooCount() { $ref2static = & getStatic(); echo $ref2static++; } fooCount(); // 0 fooCount(); // 1 fooCount(); // 2 ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+45282 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+45282&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+45282&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php