<refentry id="{@id}">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>@staticvar</refname>
  <refpurpose>Document a static variable's use in a function/method</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsynopsisdiv>
  <refsynopsisdivinfo>
   <author>
    Gregory Beaver
    <authorblurb>Tag Documentation written by {@link mailto:cellog@php.net cellog@php.net}</authorblurb>
   </author>
   <copyright>Copyright 2002, Gregory Beaver</copyright>
   <releaseinfo>phpDocumentor 1.1+</releaseinfo>
  </refsynopsisdivinfo>
  <cmdsynopsis>
    <command>@staticvar</command>
    <arg choice="req">
     <option>datatype</option>
    </arg>
    <arg choice="opt">
     <option>description</option>
    </arg>
   </cmdsynopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>
 <refsect1 id="{@id description}">
  <title>Description</title>
  <para>Datatype should be a valid PHP type or "mixed."</para>
  <para>phpDocumentor will display the optional description unmodified</para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 id="{@id example}">
  <title>Example</title>
  <para>Here's an example:</para>
  <para>
   <programlisting role="php">
   <![CDATA[
/**
 * example of basic @staticvar usage in a function
 * @staticvar integer used to calculate the division tables
 * @staticvar array $bar is used to make me happy.  Note that $bar is part of the description
 * @param bool $baz
 * @return mixed
 */
function function1($baz)
{
   static $foo = 6,$bar = array();
   // note that this works as:
   // static $foo = 6;
   // static $bar = array();
   if ($baz)
   {
      $a = 5;
   } else
   {
      $a = array(1,4);
   }
   return $a;
}
   ]]>
   </programlisting>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>