This note is a response to the earlier post by davidc at php dot net. Unfortunately, the solution posted for getting the class name from a static method does not work with inherited classes.
Observe the following:
<?php
class BooBoof {
public static function getclass() {
return __CLASS__;
}
public function retrieve_class() {
return get_class($this);
}
}
class CooCoof extends BooBoof {
}
echo CooCoof::getclass();
$coocoof = new CooCoof;
echo $coocoof->retrieve_class();
?>
__CLASS__ and get_class($this) do not work the same way with inherited classes. I have been thus far unable to determine a reliable way to get the actual class from a static method.
