Using references in PHP can be sometimes confusing especially if you don’t exactly understand their purpose. Let’s take a look at $this, self and static references using simple examples to explain their usage in an easy to understand way.
$this
Let’s start by taking a look at the following example:
Executing the script above will result in echoing:
0
1There’s no doubt about it since $this always refers to the instance itself on which the method is called (or the attribute accessed).
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Michal Tuček
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