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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired) Classes and Objects Object Oriented Concepts

Bob Puccini
Bob Puccini
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Bob Puccini
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What do we call a variable inside of a class?

What do we call a variable inside of a class?

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Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
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Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
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Hi Gayle,

Variables within a class are called properties, they do similar things with a major difference being properties are scoped to the class and can be set to private, protected or public (default).

toy Ade
toy Ade
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toy Ade
toy Ade
789 Points

Property