I think it's useful if we draw some attention to late static binding here:
<?php
class A {
const MY_CONST = false;
public function my_const_self() {
return self::MY_CONST;
}
public function my_const_static() {
return static::MY_CONST;
}
}
class B extends A {
const MY_CONST = true;
}
$b = new B();
echo $b->my_const_self ? 'yes' : 'no'; // output: no
echo $b->my_const_static ? 'yes' : 'no'; // output: yes
?>