count++; return $n % 2; } public static $scount = 0; public static function sfilter($n) { self::$scount++; return $n % 3; } } function main() { $a = array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8); $cb = new Callbacks(); var_dump(array_filter($a, array($cb, 'filter'))); echo $cb->count . " times\n"; var_dump(array_filter($a, array('Callbacks', 'sfilter'))); echo Callbacks::$scount . " times\n"; } main();