PHPOOP - Static Methods
PHP - Static Methods
Static methods can be called directly - without creating an instance of the class first.
Static methods are declared with thestatic keyword:
Syntax
classClassName {
public static functionstaticMethod() {
echo "Hello World!";
}
}
?>
To access a static method use the class name, double colon (::), and the method name:
Syntax
Let's look at an example:
Example
class greeting {
public static function welcome() {
echo "Hello World!";
}
}
// Call static method
greeting::welcome();
?>
Example Explained
Here, we declare a static method: welcome(). Then, we call the static method by using the class name, double colon (::), and the method name (without creating an instance of the class first).
PHP - More on Static Methods
A class can have both static and non-static methods. A static method can be accessed from a method in the same class using theself keyword and double colon (::):
Example
class greeting {
public static function welcome() {
echo "Hello World!";
}
public function __construct() {
self::welcome();
}
}
new greeting();
?>
Static methods can also be called from methods in other classes. To do this, the static method should bepublic:
Example
class A {
public static function welcome() {
echo "Hello World!";
}
}
class B {
public function message() {
A::welcome();
}
}
$obj = new B();
echo $obj -> message();
?>
To call a static method from a child class, use theparent keyword inside the child class. Here, the static method can bepublic orprotected.
Example
class domain {
protected static function getWebsiteName() {
return "W3Schools.com";
}
}
class domainW3 extends domain {
public $websiteName;
public function __construct() {
$this->websiteName = parent::getWebsiteName();
}
}
$domainW3 = new domainW3;
echo $domainW3 -> websiteName;
?>
