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

Adrianne Padua
Adrianne Padua
7,506 Points
Posted by Adrianne Padua
Adrianne Padua
7,506 Points

Final step of Constructor Method code challenge (Object-Oriented PHP Basics)

Help! I need help on Step 5 of the constructor method code challenge. I know I messed up on the line 16 somewhere but I don't know how to fix it. I'm still fresh and brand-new to PHP and it's getting a lot more confusing to me than ever. Please help?

fish.php 
<?php 

class Fish {
  public $common_name = 'name';
  public $flavor = 'flavor';
  public $record_weight =  'record';

  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();
?>

1 Answer

Micah Courey
Micah Courey
20,168 Points

Hi, your really close the problem is just a couple typos in the return statement you have a comma after flavor that shouldn't be there and you forgot to add the period at the end of the last sentence. It should look like this:

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

PHP will get easier with time just keep practicing!

Adrianne Padua
Adrianne Padua
7,506 Points
Adrianne Padua
Adrianne Padua
7,506 Points

Oh my goodness, those periods and those spaces! Must have misttyped the comma key instead of the period key. Thank you so much!