php return object of class from a function

Question

I'm using this class to create php FORM

http://smarttechdo.com/~avb/pfbc/api/

and I need to use this class through function, something like this

function getLogin() {
  Form::open ("login");
    echo "<legend>Login</legend>";
    Form::Hidden ("id");
    Form::Email ("Email Address:", "email", array("required" => 1));
    Form::Password ("Password:", "password", array("required" => 1));
    Form::Checkbox ("", "remember", array("1" => "Remember me"));
    Form::Button ("Login");
    Form::Button ("Cancel", "button", array("onclick" => "history.go(-1);"));
  Form::close (false);

  return ???
}

How to do that ?

EDIT : I need to return as json data

$var = getLogin();
echo json_encode($var);

Answer 1

It seems Form is static so you don't need return any value. You can use in other place just in the same way as in this function.

Answer 2

Like said mitch, Form only uses static methods, you have two choices :

1. Don't return anything
2. Try to find a static method inside Form class, that return your current instance. Maybe a Form::get('Login') ?