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

Jeffrey Cunningham
Jeffrey Cunningham
5,592 Points

Create a method on fish

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here. They ask that I create a method on fish named getinfo that takes no parameters and returns a string.

<?php

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

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

//method public function getinfo(){ return "The $this->name . is a $this->flavor . flavored fish with a revord weight of . $this->record; } } $bass = new Fish("Largemouth Bass", "Excellent", "22 pounds 5 ounces");

?>

fish.php
<?php

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

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

  //method
  public function getinfo(){
   return "The $this->name . is a $this->flavor . flavored fish with a revord weight of . $this->record; 
  }
}
$bass = new Fish("Largemouth Bass", "Excellent", "22 pounds 5 ounces");

?>

6 Answers

Presley Cobb
Presley Cobb
9,214 Points

You did everything right but you never called the method.

echo $bass->getinfo();

The challenge doesn't say to explicitly call the method which is probably what tripped you up.

Presley Cobb
Presley Cobb
9,214 Points

In your return values you are using the arguments from your constructor class and not the properties of the class.

Jeffrey Cunningham
Jeffrey Cunningham
5,592 Points

wow thank you! That was driving me crazy.

Jeffrey Cunningham
Jeffrey Cunningham
5,592 Points

I put this in and it's still not working.

<?php

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

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

//method public function getinfo(){ return "The $this->name . is a $this->flavor . flavored fish with a revord weight of . $this->record; } } $bass = new Fish("Largemouth Bass", "Excellent", "22 pounds 5 ounces");

echo $bass->getinfo();

?>

Ryan Field
PLUS
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points

Hi, Jeffrey. It looks like you're missing a closing double quote in your return statement.

toy Ade
toy Ade
789 Points

Ryan, can you write out the code out for me please....thanks