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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Namespaced function vs static method in global class
From: stas@zend.com (Stanislav Malyshev)

Hi!

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  1. include.php <?php
> 
> namespace Test;
> 
> class Bar { public static function baz() { return 'namespaced static
> method'; } }
> 
> function foo() { return 'namespaced function'; }
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  2. index.php <?php
> 
> require_once 'include.php'; use Test::Bar;
> 
> class Test { public static function foo() { return 'static method'; }
>  }

I would advise you to avoid calling your classes and namespaces by the 
same name, for the sake of clarity - especially if you are going to have 
identically named static functions in both. You can always have My::Test 
instead, etc.

> 2. How should I call the static method
> baz of class Bar in namespace Test with call_user_func 

call_user_func(array('Test::Bar', 'baz')). Remember, the true name is 
always the full name.

> 3. Is there no possibility to change your minds and replace the double colon with
> something else, likes a simple colon? 

With simple colon - not likely.

> I find it very confusing to
> figure out what is what and the way I should call it.

You should always use full name with call_*, reflection, variable class 
names and other runtime constructs. You can use shortcuts with static 
constructs - where you specify the class name explicitly.
-- 
Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Software Architect
stas@zend.com   http://www.zend.com/
(408)253-8829   MSN: stas@zend.com