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What is the error in the following declaration of a static class method? 1 <?php 2 class car { 3 static $speeds = array( 4 'fast', 5 'slow', 6 'medium', 7 ); 9 static function getSpeeds() 10 { 11…

The correct answer is B. The use of $this from within static methods is not possible. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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What is the error in the following declaration of a static class method? 1 <?php 2 class car { 3 static $speeds = array( 4 'fast', 5 'slow', 6 'medium', 7 ); 9 static function getSpeeds() 10 { 11 return $this->speeds; 12 } 13 } 14 ?>

Options

  • AStatic methods must not return a value.
  • BThe use of $this from within static methods is not possible.
  • CStatic methods need the method keyword instead of the function keyword.
  • DThere is no static keyword in PHP.

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  • C
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