Simple examples of static class methods and name-spaced functions

implementation.php

<?php


include 'utility-class.php';
include 'utility-functions.php';



// using a static class method
$processed = UtilityClass::methodOne( 'some data' );

// using a namespaced function
$processed = \MyUtilityFunctions\functionOne('some data');

utility-class.php

<?php




class UtilityClass {




	/**
	 * Accepts a value and does … with it.
	 * 
	 * @param $data
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	static function methodOne( $data )
	{
		// ... do stuff ...
		return $data;
	}




	/**
	 * Accepts a value and does … with it
	 * 
	 * @param $data
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	static function methodTwo( $data )
	{
		// ... do stuff ...
		return $data;
	}


}

utility-functions.php

<?php




namespace MyUtilityFunctions {




	/**
	 * Accepts a value and does … with it
	 *
	 * @param $data
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	function functionOne( $data )
	{
		// ... do stuff ...
		return $data;
	}




	/**
	 * Accepts a value and does … with it
	 *
	 * @param $data
	 * @return mixed
	 */
	function functionTwo( $data )
	{
		// ... do stuff ...
		return $data;
	}


}