# A moving instance

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/35031
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- Started by Lars Strojny on 2008-01-30T15:30:39+00:00
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## #35031 — Lars Strojny — 2008-01-30T15:30:39+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/35031#35031

Hi,

I've recently stumbled upon the following issue: when calling a
non-static function statically from a non-static class, the instance
magically moves to the called class. It throws a strict warning, but I
wonder if this is enough. The attached example produces "Foo".

cu, Lars
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## #35032 — Antony Dovgal — 2008-01-30T16:39:33+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/35031#35032 · In reply to: #35031

> Hi,
> 
> I've recently stumbled upon the following issue: when calling a
> non-static function statically from a non-static class, the instance
> magically moves to the called class. It throws a strict warning, but I
> wonder if this is enough. The attached example produces "Foo".
> 
> cu, Lars

Is this what you mean?

"$this is a reference to the calling object (usually the object to which 
the method belongs, but can be another object, if the method is called 
statically from the context of a secondary object)."

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.basic.php

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Antony Dovgal