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Chris Howell
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Chris Howell
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 49,703 Points
Posted by Chris Howell
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Chris Howell
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 49,703 Points

Object-Oriented PHP Basics

Just completed the PHP OOP Basics series. Hampton Paulk, you did a great job in these videos, I enjoyed it and learned quite a bit from it. I know making the videos take a good deal of time, but I can't tell you how long I have been waiting to see some OOP PHP done by treehouse.

I can't wait until you get more videos up to scratch the surface even more and maybe even start doing light surgery on this topic.

Thank you good sir.

5 Answers

Hampton Paulk
Hampton Paulk
5,093 Points

Thanks Chris! Lots more to come, I am just getting started.

Elijah Collins
Elijah Collins
19,457 Points
Elijah Collins
Elijah Collins
19,457 Points

This worked for me

<?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();
?>
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points

Just finished this one as well and thought you did a great job Hampton. Looking forward to more! Any ETA on the next course or can you tell us what the topic will be? Thanks!

davpay
davpay
40,173 Points
davpay
davpay
40,173 Points

Any chance of a hand, I have got completely lost with this!

Create a method on Fish named getInfo that takes no parameters and returns a string that includes the common_name, flavor, and record_weight for the fish. When called on $bass, getInfo might return "A Largemouth Bass is an Excellent flavored fish. The world record weight is 22 pounds 5 ounces."

<?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();
?>

Probably completely wrong haha!

Hampton Paulk
Hampton Paulk
5,093 Points

String concatenation is with a "." and not a ","

davpay
davpay
40,173 Points
davpay
davpay
40,173 Points

Thanks Hampton - I cannot believe I made that stupid mistake! That's what happens when you're staring at the same problem for 2 hours+ I guess - it all looks the same! So close, but yet so far...

Hampton Paulk
Hampton Paulk
5,093 Points

don't even worry about it. It happens to everyone, on every level.