note 57433 added to language.oop

It appears that one must use eval if calling a static function where the name of the class is in a variable: echo $class::staticfunc(); gets you a "parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM" (in PHP 4.4.0) while echo eval("return $class::staticfunc();"); behaves as desired. Contrast this limitation with ->which will accept a variable on both sides -- e.g., $myClass->$myFunc() -- and, of course, new $myClass is perfectly happy. The expression myClass::$myFunc() also works. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+57433 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57433&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57433&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57433&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57433&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57433&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57433&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57433&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+57433&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php