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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired) Inheritance, Interfaces, and Exceptions Final Challenge

Adrian Cook
Adrian Cook
14,032 Points
Posted by Adrian Cook
Adrian Cook
14,032 Points

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Having trouble with correctly placing the text in the return

Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points

Could you post some example code so we can see what you're doing wrong. Also, specify which task you're having trouble on; there is 7.

Adrian Cook
Adrian Cook
14,032 Points
Adrian Cook
Adrian Cook
14,032 Points

Hello Cuckoo,

Hello I'm stuck at ...

    public function getInfo() {
      return
        "For example"
        .$this->common_name.
        "on our it might return"
        .$this-> flavor.
        " tastes.  ".
        .$this->record_weight.
         "The record weighed 14 pounds 8 ounces".
        .$this->species .;
Adrian Cook
Adrian Cook
14,032 Points
Adrian Cook
Adrian Cook
14,032 Points

Hello Cuckoo,

Thank you for the advice. Will check on php.net

1 Answer

Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points
Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points

First, I'm not sure why you have the for example text in there and that's the main problem. Secondly, though Hampton uses the dot syntax, when inside strings, it much cleaner to leave them out.

public function getInfo(){
    return "$this->species $this->common_name tastes $this->flavor. The record $this->species $this->common_name weighed $this->record_weight.";  
  }
Adrian Cook
Adrian Cook
14,032 Points
Adrian Cook
Adrian Cook
14,032 Points

Hello Cuckoo,

Thank you so much for you assistance. I'm just now starting to get a handle on PHP. Just one more question, I was just a little unclear on where to place some of the text (string) in challenge 7, can you please explain the reason why you setup the text as you did in the return? Thanks again

Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points

I'm not exactly sure what it is you want. I also don't have a lot of experience with PHP. The documentation at php.net should be your best friend. It was just a matter of copy and pasting their string, then placing the variables in that could substitute that static text for a more dynamic return.