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Find out if a method exists in a static class

Asked 2009-07-20T23:51:26.533
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I want to check is a function exists in a library that I am creating, which is static. I've seen function and method_exists, but haven't found a way that allows me to call them in a relative context. Here is a better example:

class myClass{
    function test1()
    {
        if(method_exists("myClass", "test1"))
        {
            echo "Hi";
        }
    }
    function test2()
    {
        if(method_exists($this, "test2"))
        {
            echo "Hi";
        }
    }
    function test3()
    {
        if(method_exists(self, "test3"))
        {
            echo "Hi";
        }
    }
}
// Echos Hi
myClass::test1();
// Trys to use 'self' as a string instead of a constant
myClass::test3();
// Echos Hi
$obj = new myClass;
$obj->test2();

I need to be able to make test 3 echo Hi if the function exists, without needing to take it out of static context. Given the keyword for accessing the class should be 'self', as $this is for assigned classes.

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Update:

Ahh, apologies. I was temporarily blind :) You'll want to use the magic constant __CLASS__

e.g.

if (method_exists(__CLASS__, "test3")) { echo "Hi"; }
answered 2009-07-21T00:17:48.427

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