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

Posted by Sharon Kearney
Sharon Kearney
8,662 Points

mid-course challenge

challenge task 5. I watched the video and don't how how to add extra words ("The", "is", "a") so that the return and echo are a complete sentences.

public function (getInfo) { return "Fish" .$this-> common_name; .$this->flavor; .$this->record_weight;

echo $bass->getInfo();

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;
  public function getInfo () {
    return "Fish" .$this-> common_name;
                  .$this-> flavor;
                  .$this->record_weight;


  }
}
$bass= new Fish("Largemouth Bass", "Excellent", "22 pounds 5 ounces");
 echo $bass->getInfo(); 

?>
Vedran Brnjetić
Vedran Brnjetić
6,004 Points
Vedran Brnjetić
Vedran Brnjetić
6,004 Points

You also need to close the curly braces after $this->record_weight=$record; in __construct function

1 Answer

Vedran Brnjetić
Vedran Brnjetić
6,004 Points
Vedran Brnjetić
Vedran Brnjetić
6,004 Points

Hi Sharon,

I see you have an issue with your function.

<?php

public function getInfo () {
    return "Fish" .$this-> common_name; //a semi colon here terminates the statement 
                                               //and the output will be "FishLargemouth Bass"
                  .$this-> flavor;
                  .$this->record_weight;


  }

To get the output you want you need to put semi-colon only at the last line of your statement like this:

<?php
public function getInfo () {
    return "Fish" .$this-> common_name
                  .$this-> flavor
                  .$this->record_weight;


  }

Now to answer your question. Just continue in the same manner, but instead of variables, you add strings you need:

<?php
public function getInfo () {
    return "A " .$this->common_name //notice the [space] after "A"
                   ." is an "       //also a [space] before and after "is an"
                  .$this->flavor
                  ." flavored fish. The world record weight is  "                     
                  .$this->record_weight
                  ."."; //and a period to end the sentence
    }