1--TEST-- 2ZE2 Late Static Binding creating a new class with 'static' 3--FILE-- 4<?php 5 6class TestClass { 7 public static function createInstance() { 8 return new static(); 9 } 10} 11 12class ChildClass extends TestClass {} 13 14$testClass = TestClass::createInstance(); 15$childClass = ChildClass::createInstance(); 16 17echo get_class($testClass) . "\n"; 18echo get_class($childClass) . "\n"; 19?> 20--EXPECT-- 21TestClass 22ChildClass 23