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language/oop5/static.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
  <sect1 id="language.oop5.static">
   <title>Static Keyword</title>
 
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@
    the object created, the pseudo variable <varname>$this</varname> is
    not available inside the method declared as static.
   </para>
+  
+  <para>
+   In fact <literal>static</literal> method calls are resolved at compile 
+   time. When using an explicit class name the method is already identified
+   completley and no inheritance rules apply. If the call is done by 
+   <literal>self</literal> then <literal>self</literal> is translated to 
+   the current class, that is the class the code belongs to. Here also no 
+   inheritance rules apply.
+  </para>
+  
+  <para>
+   Static properties cannot be accessed through the object using the arrow
+   operator -&gt;.
+  </para>
 
   <example>
    <title>Static member example</title>
@@ -49,7 +63,9 @@ print Foo::$my_static . "\n";
 
 $foo = new Foo();
 print $foo->staticValue() . "\n";
-print $foo->my_static . "\n";      // Undefined my_static 
+print $foo->my_static . "\n";      // Undefined "Property" my_static 
+
+// $foo::my_static   is not possible
 
 print Bar::$my_static . "\n";
 $bar = new Bar();