FORWARD_STATIC_CALL(3) 1 FORWARD_STATIC_CALL(3)
forward_static_call - Call a static method
SYNOPSIS
mixed forward_static_call (callable $function, [mixed $parameter], [mixed $...])
DESCRIPTION
Calls a user defined function or method given by the $function parameter, with the following arguments. This function must be called
within a method context, it can't be used outside a class. It uses the late static binding.
PARAMETERS
o $function
- The function or method to be called. This parameter may be an array, with the name of the class, and the method, or a string,
with a function name.
o $parameter
- Zero or more parameters to be passed to the function.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the function result, or FALSE on error.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
forward_static_call(3) example
<?php
class A
{
const NAME = 'A';
public static function test() {
$args = func_get_args();
echo static::NAME, " ".join(',', $args)."
";
}
}
class B extends A
{
const NAME = 'B';
public static function test() {
echo self::NAME, "
";
forward_static_call(array('A', 'test'), 'more', 'args');
forward_static_call( 'test', 'other', 'args');
}
}
B::test('foo');
function test() {
$args = func_get_args();
echo "C ".join(',', $args)."
";
}
?>
The above example will output:
B
B more,args
C other,args
SEE ALSO
forward_static_call_array(3), call_user_func_array(3), call_user_func(3), is_callable(3), information about the callback type.
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