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Bug #53765 $this variable doesn't get set using static reference
Submitted: 2011-01-17 11:51 UTC Modified: 2013-02-18 00:34 UTC
From: jon dot skarpeteig at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.3.5 OS:
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 [2011-01-17 11:51 UTC] jon dot skarpeteig at gmail dot com 
Description:
------------
The test script output: 

Notice: Undefined variable: this

Instead $this is referenced as $instance

Attempting to do $this = $instance; returns:

Fatal error: Cannot re-assign $this

Test script:
---------------
abstract class singleton
{
final public static function getInstance()
	{
		if(null !== static::$instance){
			return static::$instance;
		}
		static::$instance = new static();
		return static::$instance;
	}
}

class myclass extends singleton
{
protected $var='foo';
public function bar()
{
echo $this->var;
}
}

$myclass = myclass::getInstance();
$myclass->bar();

Expected result:
----------------
I expected $this to hold the same value as $instance

Actual result:
--------------
Notice: Undefined variable: this

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 [2011-01-17 11:56 UTC] jon dot skarpeteig at gmail dot com 
* correction:

abstract class singleton
{
protected static $instance = null;
final public static function getInstance()
	{
		if(null !== static::$instance){
			return static::$instance;
		}
		static::$instance = new static();
		return static::$instance;
	}
}

and:

var_dump($this); - not echo
 [2011-01-17 18:23 UTC] cataphract@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback
 [2011-01-17 18:23 UTC] cataphract@php.net 
I can't reproduce with this:

<?php
abstract class singleton {
	protected static $instance = null;
	final public static function getInstance() {
		if(null !== static::$instance)
			return static::$instance;
		static::$instance = new static();
		return static::$instance;
	}
}
class myclass extends singleton {
	protected $var='foo';
	public function bar() { echo $this->var; }
}
$myclass = myclass::getInstance();
$myclass->bar();

echoes "foo". Is this the correct script?
 [2013-02-18 00:34 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net 
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