Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE][RFC] Closure::apply() (re-opening)

On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote:
> The only thing I'd suggest is like I said in the last email is to make the
> syntax more like Closure::bind(Closure $closure, object $newThis, [mixed
> $newScope = 'static']) and make it Closure::apply(mixed $newObjectOrScope
> [, mixed ... $parameters]) $newObjectOrScope would then allow a user to
> supply a class name or an object. If class name is passed you have access
> to "static::", "self::", and "parent::" inside the function everything else
> works as described in the RFC.
>
> Give the ability to call a closure as a static method of a class or a
> normal method of an object. Right now the only way to do it is doing
> binding and creating new closures and calling those closures then
> destroying them.

I think you are confused. This proposal basically binds the closure to
the new object and invokes it immediately. I genuinely don't see how
it being statically bound to the object will make a difference. Please
elaborate.