note 51484 added to language.oop5.static

Inheritance with the static elements is a nightmare in php. Consider the following code: <?php class BaseClass{ public static $property; } class DerivedClassOne extends BaseClass{ } class DerivedClassTwo extends BaseClass{ } DerivedClassOne::$property = "foo"; DerivedClassTwo::$property = "bar"; echo DerivedClassOne::$property; //one would naively expect "foo"... ?> What would you expect as an output? "foo"? wrong. It is "bar"!!! Static variables are not inherited, they point to the BaseClass::$property. At this point I think it is a big pity inheritance does not work in case of static variables/methods. Keep this in mind and save your time when debugging. best regards - michal ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+51484 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51484&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51484&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51484&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51484&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51484&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+51484&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php