Is calling static methods non-statically still supported, and with which syntax(es)?
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Description
From manual page: https://php.net/language.oop5.static
Prior to #329, the documentation about static methods and properties stated that
A property declared as static cannot be accessed with an instantiated class object (though a static method can).
The parenthesized part disappeared with this PR, and now it’s not documented whether things like
class A {
public static function foo() {
echo "foo\n";
}
}
$a = new A();
$a->foo();
are officially supported and future-proof, or just happen to work in current PHP versions. Please be explicit about it.
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Start with the static methods and properties manual page linked in the issue, then review the documentation change in #329. Check the shown PHP example against the documented behavior and determine which syntax is officially supported and future-proof. Update the manual page to state that status explicitly.
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- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 45/100