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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Get name of extending class with static method call (PHP5)
From: danielc@analysisandsolutions.com (Daniel Convissor)

Torsten:

On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 04:58:20PM +0100, Torsten Roehr wrote:

> How can I get the name of the extending class that invoked the method in
> drive()?

class Car {
    function drive($child) {
        echo "parent driven in a $child\n";
    }
}

class Porsche extends Car {
    function drive() {
        parent::drive(get_class());
    }
}

Porsche::drive();

--Dan

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