Question

Lets say I have:

    class Zebra{
        public static function action(){
            print 'I was called from the '.get_class().' class'; // How do I get water here?
        }
    }

    class Water{
        public static function drink(){
            Zebra::action();
        }
    }

Water::drink();

How do I get “water” from the zebra class?

(This is for php 5.3)

Answer 1

One not so good solution is :
use __METHOD__ or __FUNCTION__ or __CLASS__ .
and pass it as parameter to function being called.
http://codepad.org/AVG0Taq7

<?php

  class Zebra{
        public static function action($source){
            print 'I was called from the '.$source.' class'; // How do I get water here?
        }
    }

    class Water{
        public static function drink(){
            Zebra::action(__CLASS__);
        }
    }

Water::drink();

?>