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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Generic classes and methods RFC
From: levim@php.net (Levi Morrison)

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Ben Scholzen 'DASPRiD'
<mail@dasprids.de> wrote:
> Hi Dennis,
>
> thanks for your feedback, see my answers below:
>
>> 1. static methods:
>>
>> class Foo<T> {
>>         public static function test() {
>>         }
>> }
>>
>> how can I call the method:
>> a) Foo::test()
>> or
>> b) Foo<int>::test()
>>
>> in case b), would the generic methods not be a duplication?
>
>
> Case a) is correct here. A static method is not in the context of an
> instance, so it doesn't know about the class boxing by itself.

I think b would be correct. Can you explain this rationale a bit more?