Why are static functions turned into instance menthods?

[jordanwb]

class Foo
{
public static function Bar ()
{
	return "Hello World!";
}
}

$foo = new Foo ();
print $foo->Bar ();

 

Output:

 

Hello World!

 

Why does this happen? Why does PHP turn the static function into an instance function.

[DarkWater]

Because you can technically call the static method from an instance as long as you don't use any $this stuff.  If you don't want to be able to do that, just do something like:

 

<?php
class Foo
{
private function __construct() { } //no initializations!
public static function Test()
{
	return "Testing worked!";
}
}

Foo::Test(); //works
$foo = new Foo; //errors out!
$foo->Test();  //doesn't even get up to here

[corbin]

In PHP6, I think they decided to throw a fatal error on dynamic calling of a static function.  Maybe it's a warning or something, but I know they decided to make it [like it should be] a no-no.

[DarkWater]

In PHP6, I think they decided to throw a fatal error on dynamic calling of a static function.  Maybe it's a warning or something, but I know they decided to make it [like it should be] a no-no.

 

Yup, they fixed it in PHP6 if I remember correctly.

[jordanwb]

Certainly took them long enough to figure out what was supposed to happen. OOP Fail.

 

This forum failed a whole bunch of times just to make this message.

[DarkWater]

Certainly took them long enough to figure out what was supposed to happen. OOP Fail.

 

This forum failed a whole bunch of times just to make this message.

 

lolwut?

[jordanwb]

lolwut?

 

The first time I tried to post the forum said that I had already made a post with my IP (or something retarded like that), then I got the same message a second time. Then it said that I had already posted the same message (WTFail?) and I didn't. So I had to wait about a minute before the forum would let me post.

[DarkWater]

It restarts the 25-second timer when you try to make a post in the 25-second time period, I think.

[jordanwb]

It restarts the 25-second timer when you try to make a post in the 25-second time period, I think.

 

But I didn't, what you said "lolwut?" to was the first post I made today.

[DarkWater]

Ha, sucks for you.