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

Jake Hudson
Jake Hudson
7,841 Points
Posted by Jake Hudson
Jake Hudson
7,841 Points

I can't get around this error. not sure where it is.

"Be sure the $name parameter is assigned to the common_name property. Use $this to refer to the current object."

Perhaps I'm too sleep deprived to figure out why I can't get around this error?

fish.php 
<?php 

class Fish {
public $common_name = "default name";
  public $flavor = "default flavor";
  public $record_weight = "record that weight yo.";

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

}


?>

2 Answers

Tommy Choe
Tommy Choe
38,156 Points
Tommy Choe
Tommy Choe
38,156 Points

Hey Jake,

I was actually making the same mistake not too long ago. You're assigning the passed parameter "$name" to a property called name. The only problem is that you don't actually have one. Yours is called $common_name. So all you need to do is change it so that you're assigning $name, $flavor, and $record to the appropriate property names.

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

Let me know if you're having trouble getting through the rest of the challenge.

Robert Zeno
Robert Zeno
4,660 Points
Robert Zeno
Robert Zeno
4,660 Points

Change

$this -> name to $this -> common_name

And

$this -> record to $this -> record_weight