Re: Basics of OOP

Ben Stones wrote:

Hi, The following bit of code doesn't output anything: <?php

    class output {
        var $text;
        function outputText() {
            $this->text = "Hello World";
            echo $this->text;
        }
    }

    $class = new output();
    $class->outputText;

?> As well as the following code: <?php

    class output {
        var $text=5;
        function outputText() {
            echo $this->text;
        }
    }

    $class = new output();
    $class->outputText;

?> Am I doing anything wrong? By the way, the preceding code is just so I understand OOP which finally I've grasped, but am I doing anything wrong as both codes don't output anything?

it's the lack of a methodCall() $class->outputText; <<don't work $class->outputText(); <<will work while you're there why not learn the php5 way? <?php class output { private $text; public function outputText( $text='default text' ) {

    $this->text = $text;
    return $this->text;

} } $class = new output; $class->outputText(); ?> just a suggestion save you double learning! good choice on the OO though nathan