If I call "myClass::getItems()" from the "workingCLass" which getId method will be called? The one that echos "hello" or "bye"? Thank you.
class myClass extends otherClass {
function getId(){
echo "hello";
}
}
class otherClass{
function getItems(){
$this->getId();
}
function getId(){
echo "bye";
}
}
class workingClass extends myClass {
function __construct(){
$this->getItems();
}
}
The one with "hello", because you explicitly specified which one to call.
The problem, though, is that it's not static and you call it in a static context.
EDIT: With $this, it will not call anything, because there's no getItems() in the workingClass. If workingClass extended the otherClass it would do the "bye" thingie.
This will result in fatal error, since you are calling this method statically (::) and inside this method you are using $this special variable, that refers to workingClass(object from which it was called) and workingClass has no getId method.
OK, now after fixing the example I can say that it will output 'hello', because when calling method from the object ($this->) PHP will always run one defined in latest child class.
workingClass will extend myClass then it will work and will call getId() from myClass (hello).