1.2.33. Ambiguous Static

Methods or properties with the same name, are defined static in one class, and not static in another. This is error prone, as it requires a good knowledge of the code to make it static or not.

Try to keep the methods simple and unique. Consider renaming the methods and properties to distinguish them easily. A method and a static method have probably different responsibilities.

<?php

class a {
    function mixedStaticMethod() {}
}

class b {
    static function mixedStaticMethod() {}
}

/... a lot more code later .../

$c->mixedStaticMethod();
// or
$c::mixedStaticMethod();

?>

1.2.33.1. Specs

Short name	Classes/AmbiguousStatic
Rulesets	All, Analyze, Semantics
Exakat since	1.0.3
PHP Version	All
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Slow (1 hour)
Precision	Very high
Features	static
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud