On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:37 AM, Jochem Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nathan Nobbe schreef: > > what you are using is potentially not what you think it is. you are > using > > a 'static variable' which is not a static class member. > > actually it pretty much *is* the same - the static class member will > exhibit the > same behaviour, only the scope is different. > > > you can find the > > doc on static variables here, > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php > > im not sure if their behavior is well defined when they are used in > classes, > > or objects. > > behaviour is indentical to usage inside standalone functions. thats a gamble since there is no description of how the static keyword behaves inside class member functions. i for one will stick to static class variables and instance variables, and avoid this static variable feature altogether. -nathan
