ID: 9005 Updated by: zeev Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Old-Status: Open Status: Closed Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Assigned To: Comments: class::method() isn't a static call in PHP (it isn't always a static call in C++ either). The primary use for class::method() is actually calling methods from your parent class, not calling 'static methods' (the ability to create static classes and call their methods is pretty much a positive 'side effect'). So, this is the intended behavior. Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2001-01-30 13:39:15] [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you call a static method from within an object, the static method will inherit the $this pointer of the calling object. This script demonstrates the problem: <?php error_reporting(E_ALL); class StaticClass { function doSomething() { echo $this->data; } } class Instantiated { var $data; function Instantiated($data) { $this->data = $data; StaticClass::doSomething(); } } $ob = new Instantiated('foo'); ?> This is rather confusing behavior - $this should be out of scope inside static methods no matter what. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION! Do NOT reply to this email! To reply, use the web interface found at http://bugs.php.net/?id=9005&edit=2 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]