Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Using $this when not in object context

Question

class Affiliates_Shortcodes {

    private $earnings;


    public static function affiliates_user_tree() {

echo $this->earnings;

        }   
    }

Getting error:

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Using $this when not in object context

A static function has no relation to an object, so you cannot use `$this` in any static context. — xander, Aug 21 '17 at 11:17
`echo self::earnings` - but $earnings must be declared static also! — Jeff, Aug 21 '17 at 11:21
`public static function` Declare your function not to be static — Denis Solakovic, Aug 21 '17 at 11:21
`static` means that your function is not applied on an object; so if you really need to access `$this`, you will need to remove `static` keyword — NatNgs, Aug 21 '17 at 11:21

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 21 '17 at 11:19

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Your method is declared as static. You can't use object properties within static methods. See http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.static.php

answered Aug 21 '17 at 11:19

t1gor

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Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Using $this when not in object context

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