{"id":505,"date":"2023-06-27T17:35:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2023-06-27T17:35:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:35:21","slug":"self-vs-static","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/self-vs-static\/","title":{"rendered":"self vs static"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In PHP, <code>static<\/code> and <code>self<\/code> are both keywords used to refer to classes and class members, but they have different meanings and behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25.png 365w, https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25-300x110.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>static keyword:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When used in the context of a class member (property or method), <code>static<\/code> refers to the class itself rather than an instance of the class.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A static property or method belongs to the class itself, and it can be accessed without creating an instance of the class.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Static properties are shared among all instances of the class, and their values are maintained across different instances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Static methods can be called directly on the class without instantiating it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>class MyClass {\n    public static $myStaticProperty = 'Hello';\n    \n    public static function myStaticMethod() {\n        echo self::$myStaticProperty;\n    }\n}\n\necho MyClass::$myStaticProperty; \/\/ Output: Hello\nMyClass::myStaticMethod(); \/\/ Output: Hello\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>self keyword:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When used in the context of a class, <code>self <\/code>refers to the class itself and is used to access its own static members (properties and methods).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>self <\/code>is typically used within the class to refer to its own static members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It does not allow for late static binding, meaning it always refers to the class in which it is used, even in the case of inheritance or overridden methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>class MyClass {\n    public static $myStaticProperty = 'Hello';\n    \n    public static function myStaticMethod() {\n        echo self::$myStaticProperty;\n    }\n}\n\nclass AnotherClass extends MyClass {\n    public static $myStaticProperty = 'World';\n}\n\nMyClass::myStaticMethod(); \/\/ Output: Hello\nAnotherClass::myStaticMethod(); \/\/ Output: Hello (not World)\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, <code>static<\/code> is used to define and access static members of a class, while <code>self<\/code> is used to refer to the current class and access its own static members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In PHP, static and self are both keywords used to refer to classes and class members, but they have different meanings and behaviors. static keyword: self keyword:&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-php"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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