From: ms419 at freezone dot co dot uk
Operating system:
PHP version: 5.2.5
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: Function can no longer be called both statically and as
instance method
Description:
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I understand that, unlike some other languages, PHP does not support
overloading: I can't implement two functions with the same name but
different signatures. However I can simulate overloading using
func_get_args() and testing with which arguments the function was called.
Now what I want is a function which can be called either as an instance
method with no arguments, or statically with one argument: an instance of
the class. I test whether the function was called statically or not using
isset($this)
However in PHP5, this produces an error:
Non-static method BaseTaxonomy::getTerms() should not be called statically
in...
Like it is possible to simulate overloading in PHP without generating
errors, I wish it were possible to define a function which can be called
either statically or as an instance method, without generating errors.
Much thanks, Jack
Reproduce code:
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Toy example:
class BaseTaxonomy
{
protected $terms = null;
public function getTerms()
{
if (!isset($this))
{
$args = func_get_args();
return $args[0]->terms;
}
return $this->terms;
}
}
Actual result:
--------------
Non-static method BaseTaxonomy::getTerms() should not be called statically
in...
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Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=43845&r=mysqlcfg
