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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Building the Recipe Static

Igor Skoldin
Igor Skoldin
6,779 Points
Posted by Igor Skoldin
Igor Skoldin
6,779 Points

How do I get a private property dimensions?

I need to call the displayDimensions method like this: self::displayDimensions($dimensions); but have no idea how to get dimensions.

I cannot access it directly like $room->dimensions and there is no getter so that I could access them as $room->getDimensions();. And, actually, $room is not an instantiated class but an object, is this correct?

index.php 
<?php

class Render {
    public static function displayDimensions($size) {
      return $size[0] . ' x ' . $size[1];
    }

    public static function detailsKitchen($room) {
      return 'Kitchen Dimensions: ' . self::displayDimensions();
    }
}

?>

1 Answer

Shane Oliver
Shane Oliver
19,977 Points
Shane Oliver
Shane Oliver
19,977 Points 
// you are not passing the width and length from the room object to the method
return 'Kitchen Dimensions: ' . self::displayDimensions($room->getDimensions());
Igor Skoldin
Igor Skoldin
6,779 Points
Igor Skoldin
Igor Skoldin
6,779 Points

Weird, I definitely tried it and it didn't work for me. Actually, I should have taken a look at var_dump(get_class_methods($room));

Thanks for your reply, the issue is resolved.