I'd like to build a factory class (all static methods) called Images that will that create, store, etc. instances of another class, Image. I can create image and Images, but I have to instantiate Images in order to call a factory method. This works:
$snark = new Images (); $countImages = $snark->imageCount ($client_id, $db, __LINE__, __FILE__); but this does not: $countImages = $Images->imageCount ($client_id, $db, __LINE__, __FILE__); The docs say the second should work: Declaring class members or methods as static makes them accessible without needing an instantiation of the class. A member declared as static can not be accessed with an instantiated class object (though a static method can). http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php Relevant code: // The factory class for the image class. class Images { ... public static function imageCount ($client, $db, $line, $file) { PHP verson is Version 5.1.4. Thanks -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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