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jasonjones5
Courses Plus Student 5,571 PointsWhy is this right?
I completed the challenge to echo the value of the number property by basically reading through the forums and piecing it together but I'm still not happy that I understand the process. Here's the code
<?php
include("class.palprimechecker.php");
$checker = new PalprimeChecker();
$checker->number = 17;
echo "The number " . $checker->number . " ";
echo "(is|is not)";
echo " a palprime.";
?>
I can see we're including the object and then creating a new instance essentially. We then add a value to one of its properties. What I'm not getting is the echo statement. Is that essentially a variable just using different syntax i.e you would always call an object property like this no matter where it appeared?
2 Answers
Sam Roberton
7,225 PointsIn short yes, you can alter and print properties of a class in this way as long as the visibility allows you to. Check out the examples in this link :) http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.visibility.php
jasonjones5
Courses Plus Student 5,571 PointsThat got an instant bookmark. Thanks a lot, very useful