What are the potential pitfalls of using traits in PHP when it comes to method calls like "static::method"?
When using traits in PHP, calling a method using `static::method()` within the trait can lead to unexpected behavior if the class using the trait overrides the method. To solve this issue, you can use the `self::method()` instead of `static::method()` to ensure that the method call is resolved at compile time based on the class where the method is defined.
trait MyTrait {
public function myMethod() {
self::anotherMethod();
}
public function anotherMethod() {
echo "Trait method called";
}
}
class MyClass {
use MyTrait;
public function anotherMethod() {
echo "Class method called";
}
}
$obj = new MyClass();
$obj->myMethod(); // Output: Trait method called
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