note 56333 added to language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim

A way to achieve Doug's last example <?php //this doesn't work $classname::a_static_function(); ?> is to use eval(): <?php //this works $string = $classname.'::a_static_function();'; eval($sting); ?> Remember to include a semicolon inside the string passed to eval(). ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+56333 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56333&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56333&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56333&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56333&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56333&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+56333&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+56333&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php