trick0002.php

<?php

class A {

    public static function newStaticClass()
    {
        return new static;
    }

    public static function newSelfClass()
    {
        return new self;
    }

    public function newThisClass()
    {
        return new $this;
    }
}

class B extends A
{
    public function newParentClass()
    {
        return new parent;
    }
}


$b = new B;

var_dump($b::newStaticClass()); // B
var_dump($b::newSelfClass()); // A because self belongs to "A"
var_dump($b->newThisClass()); // B
var_dump($b->newParentClass()); // A


class C extends B
{
    public static function newSelfClass()
    {
        return new self;
    }
}


$c = new C;

var_dump($c::newStaticClass()); // C
var_dump($c::newSelfClass()); // C because self now points to "C" class
var_dump($c->newThisClass()); // C
var_dump($b->newParentClass()); // A because parent was defined *way back* in class "B"