ID: 45159 User updated by: reto at buxaprojects dot com Reported By: reto at buxaprojects dot com Status: Wont fix Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: Fedora PHP Version: 6CVS-2008-06-03 (snap) New Comment:
ok, i see... what about the following fallback alternative for a call like A::foo() 1. if method foo() in class A exists, call it, if not -> 2 2. if method __callstatic() implemented, call it, if not -> 3 3. if method __call implemented, call it, if not -> 4 4. fatal error and there you have compatibility for php < 5.3. For me A::foo() looks like a static call. Or do you really think it always must follow the context? In my opinion, when calling a method in the same style from different contexts, it isn't __always__ good that they aren't treated the same... Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-06-03 23:41:29] [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're misunderstanding the meaning of static::foo(); it doesn't mean "call foo statically" but rather "use runtime information to get the class currently called", and do a static(or not) call to the method of that class. It's similar to $name = get_called_class(); $name::foo(); For more information: php.net/language.oop5.late-static-bindings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-06-03 13:42:09] reto at buxaprojects dot com I see your problem that "it would probably break things". But when i'm calling a static method with static::coolMethod() i would expect that this is __always__ a static call, why using the object context when it can't be used in the static methods either? In your example i would expect an Error that the foo() method of class A can't be called statically. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-06-03 13:15:27] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, in this particular case, it's completely expected. Class A { public function foo() { } } class B extends A { public function bar() { parent::foo(); // normal call static::foo(); // normal call as well A::foo(); // same here... } } $b = new B; $b->bar(); Now, for BC purposes, it would probably break things if those call suddenly stop calling __call in case A::foo() wasn't defined, which how it currently works in PHP 5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-06-03 13:10:08] [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is somewhat expected, a call to foo::bar() from a non-static context will be a non-static call, unless the function is explicitly defined as static. However, some of this(especially the part about calling a "static method" from/to an invalid context) is scheduled for cleanup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-06-03 11:59:19] reto at buxaprojects dot com Description: ------------ __call() instead of __callStatic() is called, when we call a static method from a non-static method. Reproduce code: --------------- abstract class One { public function __call($m, $p) { echo '__call(' . $m . ') called' . "\n"; } public static function __callStatic($m, $p) { echo '__callStatic(' . $m . ') called' . "\n"; } } class Two extends One { public function __construct() { $this->normalMethod(); self::staticMethod(); } private function normalMethod() { echo 'normalMethod() called' . "\n"; parent::a(); self::b(); static::c(); One::d(); Two::e(); } private static function staticMethod() { echo 'staticMethod() called' . "\n"; parent::a(); self::b(); static::c(); One::d(); Two::e(); } } $two = new Two(); Expected result: ---------------- normalMethod() called __call(a) called __callStatic(b) called __callStatic(c) called __callStatic(d) called __callStatic(e) called staticMethod() called __callStatic(a) called __callStatic(b) called __callStatic(c) called __callStatic(d) called __callStatic(e) called Actual result: -------------- normalMethod() called __call(a) called __call(b) called __call(c) called __call(d) called __call(e) called staticMethod() called __callStatic(a) called __callStatic(b) called __callStatic(c) called __callStatic(d) called __callStatic(e) called ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=45159&edit=1