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::ba r() // This is an error... "parse error, unexpected
T_PAAMAYIM_NEKU DOTAYIM"

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

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

Regards,

Peter Albertsson

[Chung Leong]

Re: Syntax for calling a static method on a &quot;variable& quot; class?

"Peter Albertsson" <Peter.ANTISPAM .Albertsson@ant ispOm.comhem.se > wrote in
message news:N0I0e.1332 16$dP1.471164@n ewsc.telia.net. ..[color=blue]
> 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?[/color]

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

[Peter Albertsson]

Re: Syntax for calling a static method on a &quot;variable& quot; class?

Great! Thanks!

// Peter

"Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@ hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Peter Albertsson" <Peter.ANTISPAM .Albertsson@ant ispOm.comhem.se > wrote in
> message news:N0I0e.1332 16$dP1.471164@n ewsc.telia.net. ..[color=green]
>> 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?[/color]
>
> http://www.php.net/call_user_func/
>
>[/color]