Syntax for calling a static method on a "variable" class?

[Peter Albertsson]

Hi,

I have a classname in a variable, and I whish to call a static method on
that class, what's the syntax for that?

I'm using PHP5.

Eg.

<?php
class Foo {
public static function bar() {
echo "Foo bar";
}
}

$class_name = 'Foo';

$foo = new $class_name(); // I can do this.

$class_name::bar() // This is an error... "parse error, unexpected
T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM"

Foo::bar() // This is how it's normally done..
?>

So what I want to do is $class_name::bar(), is it possible and what is the
syntax?

Regards,

Peter Albertsson

[Chung Leong]

"Peter Albertsson" <Pe***********************@antispOm.comhem.se> wrote in
message news:N0*********************@newsc.telia.net...

Hi,

I have a classname in a variable, and I whish to call a static method on
that class, what's the syntax for that?

http://www.php.net/call_user_func/

[Peter Albertsson]

Great! Thanks!

// Peter

"Chung Leong" <ch***********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Peter Albertsson" <Pe***********************@antispOm.comhem.se> wrote in
message news:N0*********************@newsc.telia.net...

Hi,

I have a classname in a variable, and I whish to call a static method on
that class, what's the syntax for that?

http://www.php.net/call_user_func/