getStaticProperty example

/** * If you have a class that's mostly/entirely static, and you need static * properties, you can use this method to simulate them. Eg. in your method(s) * do this: $myVar = &PEAR::getStaticProperty('myclass', 'myVar'); * You MUST use a reference, or they will not persist! * * @param string $class The calling classname, to prevent clashes * @param string $var The variable to retrieve. * @return mixed A reference to the variable. If not set it will be * auto initialised to NULL. */
    public static function DgetStaticProperty($class, $var)
    {
        static $properties;
        if (!isset($properties[$class])) {
            $properties[$class] = array();
        }

        if (!array_key_exists($var, $properties[$class])) {
            $properties[$class][$var] = null;
        }

        return $properties[$class][$var];
    }