Re: [PATCH] Late Static Binding

From: Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:38:38 +0000
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Late Static Binding
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Yep. I was thinking mainly of methods not of static variables. I still think this:: is the best way (better than class::)


At 12:12 PM 3/2/2006, Jeff Moore wrote:


On Mar 2, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Andi Gutmans wrote:


Do you expect significant BC breakage?


Hello Andi,

Here is an example where changing self to late binding would change behavior:

class A {

        static $a = "hello world";
        static function getA() {
                return self::$a;
        }

}

class B extends A {

        static function dosomething() {
                echo self::getA();
        }

}

B::dosomething();

If self becomes late binding, the location of self::$a jumps from A to B, where it is undefined.  Is kind of thing significant in the wild?  I don't know.

Regards,

Jeff

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