API CHANGE: Allow <classname>::get(), eg, Member::get()->byID(5)

model/DataObject.php

@@ -2488,7 +2488,22 @@ public function extendedSQL($filter = "", $sort = "", $limit = "", $join = ""){
 	 *
 	 * @return mixed The objects matching the filter, in the class specified by $containerClass
 	 */
-	public static function get($callerClass, $filter = "", $sort = "", $join = "", $limit = null, $containerClass = "DataList") {
+	public static function get($callerClass = null, $filter = "", $sort = "", $join = "", $limit = null, $containerClass = "DataList") {
+		if($callerClass == null) {
+			$callerClass = get_called_class();
+			if($callerClass == 'DataObject') {
+				throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Call <classname>::get() instead of DataObject::get()");
+			}
+
+			if($filter || $sort || $join || $limit || ($containerClass != "DataList")) {
+				throw new \InvalidArgumentException("If calling <classname>::get() then you shouldn't pass any other arguments");
+			}
+
+			$result = DataList::create(get_called_class());
+			$result->setModel(DataModel::inst());
+			return $result;
+		}
+
 		// Todo: Determine if we can deprecate for 3.0.0 and use DI or something instead
 		// Todo: Make the $containerClass method redundant
 		if($containerClass != "DataList") user_error("The DataObject::get() \$containerClass argument has been deprecated", E_USER_NOTICE);

tests/model/DataObjectTest.php

@@ -1036,6 +1036,24 @@ function testRelObject() {
 		$this->assertEquals("Team 1", $player->relObject('Teams.First.Title')->getValue());
 	}
 
+	function testLateStaticBindingStyle() {
+		// Confirm that DataObjectTest_Player::get() operates as excepted
+		$this->assertEquals(4, DataObjectTest_Player::get()->Count());
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('DataObjectTest_Player', DataObjectTest_Player::get()->First());
+
+		// You can't pass arguments to LSB syntax - use the DataList methods instead.
+		$this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
+		DataObjectTest_Player::get(null, "\"ID\" = 1");
+
+	}
+
+	function testBrokenLateStaticBindingStyle() {
+		// If you call DataObject::get() you have to pass a first argument
+		$this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
+		DataObject::get();
+
+	}
+
 
 }