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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Get name of extending class with static method call (PHP5)
From: roehr@zilleon.com ("Torsten Roehr")

"Daniel Convissor" <danielc@analysisandsolutions.com> wrote in message
news:20050112173425.GA1234@panix.com...
> 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

Hi Dan,

thanks for your answer. I know about this solution - but it requires the
definition of drive() in *every* subclass. An alternative would be passing
in the class name as a parameter:

class Car {
    function drive($className) {
        echo 'parent driven in a $className';
    }
}

class Porsche extends Car {
}

Porsche::drive('Porsche');

But this seems kind of stupid, doesn't it?


Best regards, Torsten Roehr