Variable class name, static method

[ignus]

I apologize if the title is not exactly accurate, but my head just goes nuts when I try to think how would I name what I want to do, as a programmer, its always easier with code:

 

$dataMapper = $yay . "_something";
$dataMapper::getInstance(); //this is want I want to do, but is not valid

 

The classes I want to load are all singleton. I know it may be easier to implement something like a Registry but I want to do it this way (plus, I dont have that many different class names, so maybe it's not worth it)

 

Thanks for the help

[btherl]

I believe php 5.3.0 and greater can do this.  Otherwise you'll have to kludge it somehow, perhaps with a lookup table mapping names to class instances.

 

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim.php