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[Wolfy]

Andrew,

just one question had crossed my mind right now...

why did u had declared the variable as static?

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On 6/6/06, Andrew Kamm <akamm at demicooper.com> wrote:
>
> > You can keep it static, but the child class must manually modify the
> > values as desired rather than setting the property in the child.
> >
> > class a {
> >     public static $aa = 'original';
> >     public static function e() {
> >         echo self::$aa . "<br/>\n";
> >     }
> > }
> >
> > class b extends a {
> >     public function m() {
> >         self::$aa = 'modified';
> >     }
> > }
> >
> > b::m();
> > b::e();
> >
> >
> > --Dan
>
>
> That's basically the problem I'm having -- your example redeclares a new
> function in the child class. I would like to declare all of my functions
> in
> the parent class, then allow the child classes to inherit them and have
> any
> static references refer to the static vars in the children and not the
> parent. I've tried using constants and get the same results.
>
> I guess it seems logical to me that static self:: variables would work
> like
> how $this-> variables work. When you have a parent class and the child
> class
> inherits the functions, an instantiated child object will use it's own
> variables when it is faced with an inherited function that includes
> '$this->' (it's not going to fail or look to the parent class for a
> value).
>
> I'm trying to avoid having to re-write the functions in each child class
> because it kind of defeats the purpose of even having a parent class. I
> assume I'm missing something, but it seems like a pretty big omission from
> PHP --- this really limits the usefulness of class inheritance if I have
> to
> paste code into several child classes.
>
> Basically:
>
> ****************************
> class a {
>
>     //declare parents var
>     public static $var = 'original';
>
>     //function that will be used in parent and child
>     public static function e() {
>         echo self::$var . "<br/>\n";
>     }
> }
>
>
> class b extends a {
>     //declare child's version of the static $var
>     public static $var = 'modified';
> }
>
> b::e(); //outputs 'original'
> ****************************
>
> If anyone can give me an example of how this is advantageous and not a
> bug,
> I'd greatly appreciate it. I'd much prefer to see a positive side to this
> (especially after hours of trying to work around it), and I really can't.
>
> Is there a better way to handle situations like this? I'm open to
> suggestions. I've got a work around, but I'd rather work in a 'best
> practices' pattern than just hack around the limitations of the language
> (if
> it is indeed a limitation and not a feature that I am misunderstanding).
>
> If it's not advantageous, any chance it'll be ditched in V.6? Word on the
> street is it's not very popular.
>
> thanks again-
>
> --
> Andrew Kamm
>
>
>
>
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