<documentation title="Static This Usage"> <standard> <![CDATA[ Static methods should not use $this. ]]> </standard> <code_comparison> <code title="Valid: Using self:: to access static variables."> <![CDATA[ class Foo { <em>static</em> function bar() { return <em>self</em>::$staticMember; } } ]]> </code> <code title="Invalid: Using $this-> to access static variables."> <![CDATA[ class Foo { <em>static</em> function bar() { return <em>$this</em>->$staticMember; } } ]]> </code> </code_comparison> </documentation>