Re: Re: $this->value VS $value

uaca man wrote: > Yes, it is not the same. Should it be the same? > > 2008/9/23 Nathan Rixham <nrixham@gmail.com>: >> uaca man wrote: >>> Hello to all my fellow members of the PHP community. >>> >>> As a personal rule i always use $this in front of class members, but i >>> always knew from others programing languages and i guess I just >>> thought it was same in PHP that without $this keyword it should work >>> just the same, however in the code bellow it is clear that $value is >>> not the same as $this->value. This test was done in PHP5. >>> >>> Anyone care to elucidate if this is correct? >>> >>> Tks, >>> Ângelo >>> >>> class test >>> { >>> private $value; >>> >>> public function __construct() >>> { >>> $this->value = "test"; >>> echo "Not using this:" . $value . "<br>"; >>> echo "Using this:" . $this->value . "<br>"; >>> } >>> } >>> new test(); >>> >>> ?> >>> output: >>> Not using this: = >>> Using this: = test >> yeah that's right; add in one more line and the reason why is apparent.. >> >> class test >> { >> private $value; >> >> public function __construct() >> { >> $this->value = "test"; >> $value = 'another test'; >> echo "Not using this:" . $value . "<br>"; >> echo "Using this:" . $this->value . "<br>"; >> } >> } >> new test(); >> >> ?> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > No -- Jim Lucas "Some men are born to greatness, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V by William Shakespeare