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vascos · **Joined:** Sat Jun 14, 2008 20:24 **Posts:** 153

I just found this in a mods/signature_generator/default/default.php on line 57

Code:

$img = imagecreatefromjpeg(Pilot::getPortraitPath(64,$pid));

I wasn't aware that the pilot class was a static class or had any static methods. This method is not declared as static either.

Is this a mistake? I assume it is, but why doesn't it throw up an error?

Just curious

mastergamer · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 19:17

As long as a method doesn't use $this it can be called statically. PHP doesn't really care. The getPortraitPath() method only uses $this if $id isn't set, so as long as it is set then no error will occur.

vascos · **Joined:** Sat Jun 14, 2008 20:24 **Posts:** 153

mastergamer wrote:

As long as a method doesn't use $this it can be called statically. PHP doesn't really care. The getPortraitPath() method only uses $this if $id isn't set, so as long as it is set then no error will occur.

Thanks MG. Is there any advantage to doing this?

mastergamer · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 19:50

Yes. It allows you to call the method statically and give it the ID, and have it return the portrait path, and you can use it on an instance of Pilot without the ID argument and it'll get the ID itself.

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