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Static methods can be called directly - without creating an instance of the class first
Static methods can be called directly - without creating an instance of the class first.
Static methods are declared with the static
keyword:
<?php
class ClassName {
public static function staticMethod() {
echo "Hello World!";
}
}
?>
To access a static method use the class name, double colon (::), and the method name:
ClassName::staticMethod();
Let's look at an example:
<?php
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).
A class can have both static and non-static methods. A static method can be
accessed from a method in the same class using the self
keyword and double colon (::):
<?php
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 be public:
<?php
class
greeting {
public static function
welcome() {
echo "Hello World!";
}
}
class
SomeOtherClass {
public function
message() {
greeting::welcome();
}
}
?>
To call a static method from a child class, use the parent
keyword inside the child class. Here, the static method can be public
or protected.
<?php
class domain {
protected static function
getWebsiteName() {
return "W3C";
}
}
class domainW3 extends domain {
public $websiteName;
public function __construct() {
$this->websiteName =
parent::getWebsiteName();
}
}
$domainW3 = new domainW3;
echo $domainW3 -> websiteName;
?>