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

Posted by Leonid Fishler
Leonid Fishler
1,708 Points

PHP OOP coding challenge question

Hey I am at the coding challenge where it asks you to go into the construct of class Fish and assign variables you put into the construct, to ones defined previously I added this code to accomplish it : '''php this->$name = $common_name; this->$flavor = $flavor; this->$record = $record_weight;''' I put this into my construct function. Its apparently wrong though.

7 Answers

Leonid Fishler
Leonid Fishler
1,708 Points

figured it out, sorry for bothering with just a basic question.

Aaron Elliott
Aaron Elliott
11,738 Points
Aaron Elliott
Aaron Elliott
11,738 Points 
  public $star_name;
  public $color;
  public $total_mass;

  function __construct($name, $color, $mass){
     $this->star_name = $name;
     $this->color = $color;
     $this->total_mass = $mass;
  }

}

Hi Leonid,

I think the variable names make this one kind of tricky. I've included a similar Constructor for you to review, and see where you might be making your mistake.

Thanks

Leonid Fishler
Leonid Fishler
1,708 Points
Leonid Fishler
Leonid Fishler
1,708 Points

Thanks!

Leonid Fishler
Leonid Fishler
1,708 Points
Leonid Fishler
Leonid Fishler
1,708 Points

I changed it to this and it still doesnt work '''<?php

class Fish {

public $common_name = 'default name'; public $flavor = 'default flavor'; public $record_weight = 0;

function __construct($name, $flavor, $record){ this->common_name = $name; this->flavor = $flavor; this->record_weight = $record; }

}

?>'''

Aaron Elliott
Aaron Elliott
11,738 Points
Aaron Elliott
Aaron Elliott
11,738 Points

No problem Leonid; it's how we learn.

Hamza Pavlovic
Hamza Pavlovic
7,411 Points
Hamza Pavlovic
Hamza Pavlovic
7,411 Points

"$this->variable" not this->$variable.