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Subject: Use of 'self' in static function in subclass
From: bert@procurios.nl (Bert Slagter)

Hi All,

I have a class and a subclass, both with a static method:

<?php
class Foo
{
	static function Bar()
	{
		self::Baz();
	}
}

class Foo2 extends Foo
{
	static function Baz()
	{
		echo 'Baz';
	}
}

Foo2::Bar();
?>

In this case I expect to find 'Baz' on my screen, but I get the 
following: "Fatal error: Call to undefined method Foo::baz() in 
d:\htdocs_php5\ProBase2\TRUNK\probase\libsys\test5.php on line 7".

This is in PHP5 RC2.

Somehow this behaviour seems logical, on the other hand I don't think 
it's desired. I think that 'self' should point to the current class, 
even if the static method resides in a parent class.

Is this 'self'-behaviour intended?

Bert