On 26/04/11 09:37, Ben Schmidt wrote:
>> Back in PHP4 it was the only way to "simulate" an static call, but
>> nowadays it really don't make sense at all.
>>
>> class Foo {
>> static function toString(Bar $bar) {
>> return 'Foo::toString($bar)';
>> }
>> function toString() {
>> return '$this->toString()';
>> }
>> }
>>
>> $foo = new Foo();
>> echo $foo->toString(); // instance
>> echo Foo::toString(); // class
>>
>> PHP will complain about the 2nd method (can't redefine function) but
>> for me
>> are 2 completely different methods.
>> I belive the current Object Model could be improved. isn't?
>
> I agree. Backward compatibility is the only reason to keep this. It's a
> pretty compelling reason, though. It's hard to know how to phase it out
> "non-invasively", too.
>
> Ben.
>
>
Why not just deprecate it, and throw a E_STRICT warning? That's how
we're dealing with all other future BC breaks.
David
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