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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Understanding Classes Methods of a Class

Posted by Tatenda Andrew Kwandara
Tatenda Andrew Kwandara
18,322 Points

Create a method on Fish named getInfo that takes no parameters and returns a string that includes the common_name, flavo

Bummer: syntax error, unexpected 'public' (T_PUBLIC), expecting end of file in fish.php on line 17 i don't know what do now please help

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;
  }

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


$bass = new Fish('Largemouth Bass', 'Excellent', '22 pounds 5 ounces');
echo $bass->getInfo();



?>

2 Answers

jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points

The methods need to be inside of the curly bracket after the property declarations:

As such:

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;
  }

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


}

//instantiated object outside of the end closing curly bracket
$bass = new Fish('Largemouth Bass', 'Excellent', '22 pounds 5 ounces');
echo $bass->getInfo();
Tatenda Andrew Kwandara
Tatenda Andrew Kwandara
18,322 Points
Tatenda Andrew Kwandara
Tatenda Andrew Kwandara
18,322 Points

thanks it worked now i know

jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points

if you could mark the answer as best answer that would help me massively thanks :)