从PHP5.3.3开始,PHP增加了一个叫做后期静态绑定的功能,用于在继承范围内引用静态调用的类。
class A {
public static function who() {
echo __CLASS__;
}
public static function test() {
self::who();
}
}
class B extends A {
public static function who() {
echo __CLASS__;
}
}
B::test();
?>
以上例子输出的是:A,因为使用self是对当前类的静态引用,取决于定义当前方法所在的类,下面这个例子可能更好理解一点:
lass Person
{
public static function status()
{
self::getStatus();
}
protected static function getStatus()
{
echo "Person is alive";
}
}
class Deceased extends Person
{
protected static function getStatus()
{
echo "Person is deceased";
}
}
Deceased::status(); //输出:Person is alive
如果使用后期静态引用,即用static::来进行静态引用,结果就会不同:
class Person
{
public static function status()
{
static::getStatus();
}
protected static function getStatus()
{
echo "Person is alive";
}
}
class Deceased extends Person
{
protected static function getStatus()
{
echo "Person is deceased";
}
}
Deceased::status(); //Person is deceased
由此可见。self在实例化中指的是包含它的类(即定义status的person类),而不是调用它的Deceased。而static指的就是被调用的类。