Re: runtime access to static variable

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Jack Bates wrote:
> How do I access a static variable when I do not know the name of the
> class until runtime?
>
> I have the following example PHP:
>
> ket% cat test.php 
> <?php
>
> class Test
> {
>   public static
>     $STEPS = array(
>       'foo',
>       'bar');
> }
>
> $className = 'Test';
>
> var_dump($className::$STEPS);
> ket% 
>
> Unfortunately when I run it I get:
>
> ket% php test.php 
>
> Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM
> in /home/jablko/trash/test.php on line 13
> ket% 
>
> I can call a static function using call_user_func(array($className,
> 'functionName')), and I can access a class constant using
> constant($className.'::CONSTANT_NAME'). How do I access a static
> variable?
>
>
>   

Check this out:
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php

It actually won't work until 5.3.0 when they add late static binding.

Thank you,
Micah Gersten
onShore Networks
Internal Developer
http://www.onshore.com




Thank you,
Micah Gersten
onShore Networks
Internal Developer
http://www.onshore.com



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