Syntax problem - dynamic static member access

[Jake Press <jake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,


I am having an interesting syntax problem. :(
I have been battling this little bugger for the last week and a half, I 
have exhausted google and numerous php channels in that time.

I am starting to beleive it could be a syntax that is sofar 
un-documented or an unclear syntax limitation (read as: bug?).



PHP Version:
------------
PHP Version 5.1.0-dev
- And has been tested on numerous other builds/versions


Problem:
--------

I am trying to access a static member of a class dynamically.
ie.

   $foo = 'className';
   echo $foo::$staticMember;


Example Code:
-------------

   <?php
   
   // Define a class with a nice juicy static variable
   class bob {
   public static $type = 'safd';
   }
   
   // Lets chuck the name of the class into a variable...
   $foo = 'bob';
   
   // Just to show it all works lets do it manualllllly
   echo bob::$type;
   
   // This is the line with the well-wicked parse error on the double colon
   echo $foo::$type;
   
   ?>
  


Note that the last line in this example code generated a syntax error:
   Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM, 
expecting ',' or ';' in /mnt/data0/www/twd/test.php on line 15
I'm aware that the current syntax is definately wrong, but for 
simplicity i think its a good example.

I think i have ruled out its an internal scoping issue within php by 
successfully using eval() to them same effect.
ie.
   eval('echo '. $foo .'::$type;');








Thanks in advance for any Thoughts, Answers and Comments    

Regards
Jake Press

--
PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php