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

Posted by Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points

On challenge 5/5. Should work, but code challenge won't accept it.

Here's the directions: Create a method on Fish named getInfo that takes no parameters and returns a string that includes the common_name, flavor, and record_weight for the fish. When called on $bass, getInfo might return "A Largemouth Bass is an Excellent flavored fish. The world record weight is 22 pounds 5 ounces."

Here's what I used:

 public function getInfo(){
      echo "A ".$this->common_name." is an ".$this->flavor." flavored fish. The World record weight is ".$this->record_weight;
    }

I also tried:

  public function getInfo(){
      echo "A ".$common_name." is an ".$flavor." flavored fish. The World record weight is ".$record_weight;
    }

I also tried using return as opposed to echo; along with trying to add the first line to a string, then echoing out that string. No luck.

4 Answers

Elijah Collins
Elijah Collins
19,457 Points
Elijah Collins
Elijah Collins
19,457 Points 
<?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 "A " . $this->common_name . " is an " . $this->flavor . 
      " flavored fish. The world record weight is " . $this->record_weight;
  }
}

$bass = new Fish('Largemouth Bass', 'Excellent', '22 pounds 5 ounces');
echo $bass->getInfo();
?>
Shea Cole
Shea Cole
7,836 Points
Shea Cole
Shea Cole
7,836 Points

they asked for you to "return" not echo... and watch your concatinators...they need to be outside the parens and have a space before and after them.

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Relaxxx, we are all learning.

Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points
Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points

Nevermind... Brackets were messed up. :/

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

What a long conversation :D This helped me out :)