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ammarkhan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 Pointsundefined method getInfo()
When i run the code, i get error of "undefined method Fish::getInfo()". What am i doing wrong?
<?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;
}
}
$bass = new Fish("Largemouth Bass","Excellent","22 pounds 5 ounces");
function getInfo(){
echo "A ". $this->common_name ."is an ". $this->flavor." flavored fish. The world record weight is" $this->record_weight;
}
$bass->getInfo();
?>
2 Answers
Jan Van Raemdonck
22,961 PointsYou placed the getInfo function outside of the Fish class. Because of this getInfo is not a method of Fish and when you try to call $bass->getInfo(), that method is not found.
To fix this, just place the getInfo function inside of the Fish class, like so:
<?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;
}
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");
$bass->getInfo();
?>
also, the getInfo method should not echo the string but return it. And, be careful to watch your concatenation is correct
ammarkhan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 PointsThank you!