could i use nonstatic members inside a static method?
eg.
$this->nonStaticProperty $this->nonStaticMethod() and vice versa that is to say use static members inside non-static methods?
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From http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php
Declaring class properties or methods as static makes them accessible without needing an instantiation of the class. A property declared as static can not be accessed with an instantiated class object (though a static method can).
You can't use non-static members in a static function, since they're outside the function's scope. But you can use static members in a non-static function.
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As a static member doesn't have an instance, it can't call instance methods (unless you create an instance inside that method).
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ajsie
is creating an instance within a static method recommended?
Rubens Farias
no, it's not; if you need to do that, you have a design problem
Not really, as you can't use $this in a static context.
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