# Unknown error

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/13644
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- Started by Kevin Waterson on 2004-10-31T10:02:47+00:00
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## #13644 — Kevin Waterson — 2004-10-31T10:02:47+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/13644#13644

Some of us have been playing around with static and have come up with this..
not my code</disclaimer>
I am curious as to why this errors. What is happening internally.
My thoughts were that is was a scope issue.

<?php

// Define a class with a nice juicy static variable
class bob {
public static $type = 'safd';
}

// Lets chuck the name of the class into a variable...
$foo = 'bob';

// Just to show it all works lets do it manualllllly
echo bob::$type;

// This is the line with the well-wicked parse error on the double colon
echo $foo::$type;

?>

Kind regards
Kevin
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