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MUZ140996 Simbarashe Gombedza
3,813 PointsObject Oriented
create an object instant to a class
<?php
class Fish {
}
$p = bluegill();
?>
2 Answers
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 PointsI am glad you asked this question because I did not remember the answer. After rewatching the video, I came up with this that passed.
<?php
class Fish {
}
$bluegill = new Fish();
?>
Creating an instance of the class makes the object a new instance of the class. So, object ($bluegill) is (=) a "new" instance of the class (fish()).
Kevin Korte
28,148 PointsFirst, don't forget your colon after your fish class.
Second, to create an object that is an instance, you're basically creating a variable with the dollar sign, and setting it to equal your new class name, using the new keyword.
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 PointsThere is no ; after the class. It is formatted like this:
class Fish {
}
or
class Fish
{
}
Kevin Korte
28,148 PointsWhile true, it is optional, and out of habit I have been putting semi colons after classes. I didn't realize how optional it is, however it does not effect the outcome one way or another. I'll probably start working to break that habit and leaving it off.
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 PointsI don't recall which course it was, but one of them said not to put a semicolon after curly braces. I cannot think of a time in PHP, CSS, Sass, or JavaScript where one is required after curly braces.