lib/pear/PEAR5.php

   1 <?php
   2 /**
   3  * This is only meant for PHP 5 to get rid of certain strict warning
   4  * that doesn't get hidden since it's in the shutdown function
   5  */
   6 class PEAR5
   7 {
   8     /**
   9     * If you have a class that's mostly/entirely static, and you need static
  10     * properties, you can use this method to simulate them. Eg. in your method(s)
  11     * do this: $myVar = &PEAR5::getStaticProperty('myclass', 'myVar');
  12     * You MUST use a reference, or they will not persist!
  13     *
  14     * @access public
  15     * @param  string $class  The calling classname, to prevent clashes
  16     * @param  string $var    The variable to retrieve.
  17     * @return mixed   A reference to the variable. If not set it will be
  18     *                 auto initialised to NULL.
  19     */
  20     static function &getStaticProperty($class, $var)
  21     {
  22         static $properties;
  23         if (!isset($properties[$class])) {
  24             $properties[$class] = array();
  25         }
  26
  27         if (!array_key_exists($var, $properties[$class])) {
  28             $properties[$class][$var] = null;
  29         }
  30
  31         return $properties[$class][$var];
  32     }
  33 }