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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired) Properties and Methods Mid-Course Challenge

Stephen Laluma
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Stephen Laluma
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Posted by Stephen Laluma
Stephen Laluma
Courses Plus Student 17,318 Points

assign each of the properties on the Fish class with its corresponding parameter variable

can't seem to get this problem. help please.

fish.php 
<?php

class Fish {
  public $common_name = 'common_name';
  public $flavor = 'flavor';
  public $record_weight = 0;

  function __construct($name, $flavor, $record){
    $this->$common_name = $name;
    $this->$flavor = $flavor;
    $this->$record_weight = $record;
  }
}

?>

3 Answers

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Remove the $ from in front of common_name, etc., in your function.

this->common_name = $name;
Kaisma Penn-Titley
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Kaisma Penn-Titley
PHP Development Techdegree Graduate 20,151 Points
Kaisma Penn-Titley
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Kaisma Penn-Titley
PHP Development Techdegree Graduate 20,151 Points 
<?php

class Fish
{
    public $common_name;
    public $flavor;
    public $record_weight;

    public function getInfo() {
      return "A {$this->common_name} is an {$this->flavor} flavored fish. The world record weight is {$this->record_weight}.";
    }

  public function __construct($name, $flavor, $record) {
    $this->common_name = $name;
    $this->flavor = $flavor;
    $this->record_weight = $record;
  }
}

?>
Jaroslav Bílek
Jaroslav Bílek
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Jaroslav Bílek
Jaroslav Bílek
9,415 Points

Thanks. I did not understand what I was supposed to do either.