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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired) Properties and Methods Mid-Course Challenge

Jeremiah Wodke
Jeremiah Wodke
3,192 Points
Posted by Jeremiah Wodke
Jeremiah Wodke
3,192 Points

For the last question on the Constructor Methods Quiz. Can anybody show me what that's supposed to look like?

//I've been on this question for over an hour. Somebody please help.

<?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 recored weight is $this->record_weight." } } $bass = new fish('Largemouth Bass', 'Excellent', '22 pounds 5 ounces');

?>

fish.php 
<?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 recored weight is $this->record_weight."
  }
}
$bass = new fish('Largemouth Bass', 'Excellent', '22 pounds 5 ounces');

?>

1 Answer

Christopher Hubbard
Christopher Hubbard
392 Points
Christopher Hubbard
Christopher Hubbard
392 Points

Jeremy,

I believe that you're prohibited from encapsulating PHP's object operand ( -> ) directly in the string quotes.

Try something like this:

return "A " . $this->common_name . "..."
Jeremiah Wodke
Jeremiah Wodke
3,192 Points
Jeremiah Wodke
Jeremiah Wodke
3,192 Points

Thanks Christopher! I ended up figuring it out a few minutes after.