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Doc Bug #52427 $this is used from the caller scope if the called method is static
Submitted: 2010-07-24 10:34 UTC Modified: 2013-02-18 00:34 UTC
From: tyra3l at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: Class/Object related
PHP Version: 5.3.3 OS: all
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2010-07-24 10:34 UTC] tyra3l at gmail dot com
Description:
------------
Samuel pointed out this "feature" on the php-windows mailing list:
http://marc.info/?t=127981502400008&r=1&w=2
this "feature" bit many people (see the bug reports, the comments on 
language.oop5.static.php), so I think we should add this behaviour to the 
documentation:

http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php
"Because static methods are callable without an instance of the object
created, the pseudo-variable $this is not available inside the method
declared as static."

"Calling non-static methods statically generates an E_STRICT level warning."

We should add that the non-static methods can be called via the scope resolution 
operator (aka the static way) but in this case the method will have access to 
the caller method's scope and an E_STRICT warning will be raised.

Test script:
---------------
<?php
class A{

 public $foo = 'bar';

 public function write(){

   print($this->foo);

 }

}


class B{

 public $foo = 'gnagnagna';



 public function write(){

  A::write();

 }

}


$var = new B;

$var->write();

Expected result:
----------------
PHP Fatal error:  Using $this when not in object context in...
OR
Change in the documentation to describe this kind of behaviour.

Actual result:
--------------
gnagnagna

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 [2010-07-24 11:28 UTC] tyra3l at gmail dot com
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.basic.php
"The pseudo-variable $this is available when a method is called from within an 
object context. $this is a reference to the calling object (usually the object to 
which the method belongs, but possibly another object, if the method is called 
statically from the context of a secondary object)."

So it is indeed documented, maybe not on the best place of all...
 [2010-08-15 09:43 UTC] degeberg@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback
 [2010-08-15 09:43 UTC] degeberg@php.net
Where do you propose it should be documented instead?
 [2010-08-15 10:18 UTC] tyra3l at gmail dot com
http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim.php
http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php

this was the first two place where I tried to find documentation about this 
behavior.

Tyrael
 [2013-02-18 00:34 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net
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