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Cypher · 01-11-2010, 01:59 PM

One thing that I usually do and, which in case of this example won't change anything is instead of instantiating the class with its classname I instantiate it with "self":

Instead of doing this:

PHP Code:


			
self::$m_pInstance = new Database();

I do this:

PHP Code:


			
self::$m_pInstance = new self();

Then you don't depend on the classname and if you ever change its name you don't have to also go through the code.

01-11-2010, 01:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cypher The Wanderer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0	One thing that I usually do and, which in case of this example won't change anything is instead of instantiating the class with its classname I instantiate it with "self": Instead of doing this: PHP Code: `self::$m_pInstance = new Database();` I do this: PHP Code: `self::$m_pInstance = new self();` Then you don't depend on the classname and if you ever change its name you don't have to also go through the code.