PHP STATIC PROPERTIES
- Static properties can be called directly - without creating an instance of a class.
- Static properties are declared with the static keyword.
- Static properties and methods can be used without creating an instance of the class.
- Static properties are used when we'd like to store class-level data, also not bound to an instance.
- The static keyword is also used to declare variables in a function which keep their value after the function has ended.
- Static properties are accessed using the Scope Resolution Operator ( :: ) and cannot be accessed through the object operator ( -> ).
SYNTAX FOR STATIC PROPERTIES IN PHP :
<? php
class testclass
{
static $name="test";
}
echo testclass::$name;
$var="testclass";
echo $var::$name;
?>
EXAMPLE FOR STATIC PROPERTIES IN PHP :
<?php
class pi
{
public static $value = 3.14159;
}
// Get static property
echo pi : : $value;
?>
OUTPUT :
3.14159
