PHP: static methods and instances

Created November 15, 2012 13:21

Hello.

As it stated at http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php

Static properties cannot be accessed through the object using the arrow operator ->

Then why in PhpStorm (as of 5.0.4) there is autocompletion for the case like this:

class Test
{
     public function __construct(){}

     public static function staticMethod(){}
}

Test::staticMethod(); // OK

$test = new Test();
$test->staticMethod() //<--------- here is it! Not OK, but it's being proposed!

Regards.
Roman.

3 comments

Andriy Bazanov

Created November 15, 2012 14:39

Hi there,

But it works -- PHP does not complain about it:

<?php
class Test
{
    public function __construct()
    {
    }

    public static function staticMethod()
    {
        echo "meow!\n";
    }
}

Test::staticMethod();

$test = new Test();
$test->staticMethod();

Result:

E:\Projects\php\php.exe E:\Projects\web\_idetest\test.php
meow!
meow!

Process finished with exit code 0

In any case: http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-1716 ; http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-8800 -- State: Won't fix

hype artist

Created November 15, 2012 19:06

I know that it works... But isn't it a violation of the official language specs (or recommendations)?

leihalyn

Created November 15, 2012 21:59

It's not the fault of PhpStorm if php engine allow that.

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