Nathan Nobbe wrote:
On Jan 30, 2008 11:31 AM, Stut <stuttle@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:stuttle@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
"I would *just* use a static method"
*just* *just* *just* *just* *just* *just* *just* *just* *just*
No instance. None. Grrr.
here is a mod of the code you posted w/ a var_dump() of the
local variable $o;
<?php
class Test {
public static function doSomething() {
$o = new Test();
var_dump($o);
$o->_doSomething();
}
protected function _doSomething() {
// I'm assuming this method is fairly complex, and involves
// more than just this method, otherwise there is no point
// in creating an instance of the class, just use a static
// method.
}
}
Test::doSomething();
?>
nathan@gentooss ~/ticketsDbCode $ php testCode.php
object(Test)#1 (0) {
}
clearly in the act of *just* using a static method, you *just*
created an instance of class Test ;)
Ok, I'm going to have to assume you really are as stupid as you seem. If
I need to provide an example to demonstrate what I meant I will, but I
feel I made it quite clear that my comment regarding what *I* would do
did not in any way relate to the code example I had provided above. The
example I provided was fulfilling the OP's requirements.
This is what *I* would do...
<?php
class Test {
public static function doSomething() {
// I'm assuming this method is fairly complex, and involves
// more than just this method, otherwise there is no point
// in creating an instance of the class, just use a static
// method.
// ^^^^ See this comment here, this was taken from the
// non-static method in the example I posted. This is what
// I meant when I say "just use a static method".
}
}
Test::doSomething();
?>
Look ma, no instance.
FYI I'm not at all new to OOP, in general or in PHP, so I am well aware
that the example I originally posted created an instance of the class.
-Stut
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