Static Functions error?? 1

[Programmer76]

Hi,

I am trying to create a static class but I cannot seem to do so...here is the code:

class Validate {

	public static function test(){
		echo '<br>TESTING<br>';
	}

}

I get an erro on the declaretion of the function test...

Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_OLD_FUNCTION' or `T_FUNCTION' or `T_VAR' or `'}''

I am using PHP Version 4.3.2...

Anyone know what is wrong?

It seems like the static keyword is causing the problem but the way I understand the documentation it is supported...

Any ideas at all??

CES

 

[sleipnir214]

I don't think the static keyword is available in PHP 4.x. The manual only mentions the keyword in its discussion of objects in PHP 5.x



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[Programmer76]

I just read shomething that said the static keyword was introduced in php 5...is that really the case?

Any ideas?

 

[Programmer76]

Maybe I just got a little confused with this link...

http://ca.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php

It says:
The static declaration must be after the visibility declaration. For compatibility with PHP 4, if no visibility declaration is used, then the member or method will be treated as if it was declared as public.

Am I just misunderstanding this?

 

[sleipnir214]

Yep. The Zend page introducing what's new in PHP 5,

http://www.zend.com/php5/articles/engine2-php5-changes.php,

says, in part, "PHP 5 introduces the 'static' keyword to declare a method static, thus callable from outside the object context."



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[Programmer76]

Thanks for the link! Answers that question.

Now does anyone know of a workaround for this instead of a file of functions?

I would like to have a class that a can use and not have to instaniate it.

 

[Miros]

Will the construction Validate.test() work?

 

[Programmer76]

It is definatley a problem trying to create the static function. It does not get far enough to instantiate the object.