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[dEcade]

Hi, well I am starting to write a php framework script and I was looking at one for ideas on what else to add and I noticed they did something like this:

class NAME
{
	public static function_name($stuff)
	{
		self::fail();
	}

	public static function fail()
	{
		$something	=	'fail';
		return fail;
	}
}

OK first what is the public static used for and why do they do self::fail(); instead of something like $this->fail();

dEcade

[dEcade]

I think I got it, public static means that the class doesn't have to be defined and the use of :: replaces -> because the class is not defined.

dEcade

[Demonslay]

Exactly.

Using the 'self::' instead of '->' allows for the class to run annoynomous, so you can use the 'Class::' syntax and not have to initiate a new class.
Took me awhile when I was first looking through going 'what the hell is :: for?'. Lol.