Laravel 5.4 - Access Static Method inside Controller Method

Question

in my Laravel controller, I am trying to access a static method on a 3rd party library from a method inside the controller, but I always get the error:

"Fatal error: Class 'App\Http\Controllers\geoPHP' not found".

While on a breakpoint using VS Code, I can use the terminal and access the static method. Thoughts?

In the controller, I have the method to just get the version of the static class software:

public function parseKMLFile() {
    $test = geoPHP::version();
}

In composer, in the autoload section, I have:

"autoload": {
     "psr-4": {
         "App\\": "app/"
     },
      "files": [
          "app/Library/geoPHP/geoPHP.inc",
          "app/Library/gpointconverter.class.php",
          "app/Library/gpoint.php"
       ]
},

Thanks in advance

$test = \geoPHP::version();

dparoli
– dparoli

2019-03-01 22:04:17 +00:00
Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 22:04 — dparoli
– dparoli, Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 22:04
Thank you :) That worked

Eddy
– Eddy

2019-03-01 22:28:54 +00:00
Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 22:28 — Eddy
– Eddy, Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 22:28

dparoli · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-01 22:35:13Z

2

You have to be careful with namespace convention, in the controller you are in the App\Http\Controllers\ namespace, so if you want to call your custom class you have to explicit escape the controller namespace, i.e:

$test = \geoPHP::version();

answered Mar 1, 2019 at 22:35

dparoli

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