<?php class Cars { static $wheel_count = 4; /* The static method, car_detail(), returns the value of the static property, $wheel_count. */ static function car_detail() { /* The 'self' keyword is the same as using the '$this' pseudo- property in order to reference a property within the confines of the class it resides in. */ return self::$wheel_count; } } class Trucks extends Cars { static function display() { /* The 'parent' keyword references the class that the current class is extending. It can be used to call upon a parent class's methods or properties. */ echo parent::car_detail(); } } Trucks::display();