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

Hannah Whittington
Hannah Whittington
875 Points
Posted by Hannah Whittington
Hannah Whittington
875 Points

Help defining constructor with 3 parameters

Just trying to complete this challenge but can't get the code right. Any help is appreciated.

fish.php 
<?php

class Fish {

  public $common_name;

  public $flavor;

 public $record_weight;

function__ construct(){

  $name;

  $flavor;

  $record;

  }


}

?>
Niels Klom
Niels Klom
6,134 Points

Just saved me a lot of time!

1 Answer

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

Hi Hannah, in order to define a constructor you do the following:

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

hope that helps!!