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<?php abstract class Category { public static function getCategories($type) { return [1, 2, 3]; } } class ChildCategory extends Category { } $categories = (new ChildCategory())->getCategories('xxx'); var_dump($categories); $categories = Category::getCategories('xxx'); var_dump($categories);

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