phppatterns.com, Nice idea, shame about the site (was Re: [PHP] Re: class structure.)

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On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:37:37 -0500, Jason Barnett
<jason.barnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dustin Krysak wrote:
> > Hi there, I am pretty new to writing classes (and pretty new to PHP
> > itself), but I was wondering what was the best format for constructing
> 
> There are a few general patterns that show up time after time.  They
> happen so often that there are formal names for them.  This isn't really
> a PHP question per se, but a good site for exploring object design in
> PHP is http://phppatterns.com/

Nice idea, shame about the site.  I would expect a patterns site to
have a place with a list of the standard patterns, what they are for
and implementation in the target language.  This site douse not (or it
douse I cant find it).  Anyone know of one that douse.

Ben
 
> > classes. Now for example, i have written 2 versions of a class that
> > accomplish the exact same thing. And I was just wondering if there are
> > any advantages to either, or even if one was formatted more so to
> > standards. Just wanting to learn it the proper way from the get go. My
> > classes are formatted for use in flash remoting (hence the methodTable
> > stuff - you can ignore it). I guess my question refers more towards the
> > declaration of properties, etc.
> 
> Think of declaration of properties and methods as a "contract".  When
> something is public it is available to all of PHP.  When it is private
> it is only usable by the class that you define it in.  When it is
> protected it is a hybrid; it is usable to the class that defined it and
> it can be "inherited" by classes that extend that class.
> 
> So, decide what level of access you really *need* for that property /
> method.  If a property is only supposed to be modified by class methods
> (for example, a password string) then make it private or possibly
> protected.  If everything is public access then there is temptation to
> do something like:
> 
> <?php
> 
> class myObject {
>   public $pubprop = 'I am the starting value.  Trust me, even though I
> am public access';
> }
> 
> function all_hell_breaks_loose($obj) {
>   $obj->pubprop = 'ANARCHY LIVES!  PHEAR DA WRAFF OF DA PUBIC PROPS!';
> }
> 
> $obj = new myObject();
> 
> /** ... 1000's of lines of code ... */
> 
> all_hell_breaks_loose($obj);
> print_r($obj);
> 
> ?>
> 
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