Hi ! you have to defined protected $var. This is a example where php5 OO model has a little ambiguities. Thing a few in your problem !, on de child class scope $var it's private then when yo execute printVar(), you aren't executed on parent scope you are calling a copie on child scope, then you don't have access to $var. Only when you use parent scope throw parent::printVar() , you realy calling the parent class instance into your child then print result. Then when you want to have a variable for being used on a public inherit method you have to defined protected On 8/8/05, Norbert Wenzel <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is it possible to run inherited methods in the scope of the child class? > In my case I have an abstract class called 'Company' and some child > classes. There is a non abstract function in 'Company' which prints > '$this->phoneList'. That function should be the same to all child > classes, without rewritting it in every class. > > I call the printing method via the child class like > $childObject->printPhoneList(); > The call seems to be handed over to the parent class 'Company' which is > fine. But the $this points to the phoneList of the abstract parent > class. So the phoneList in the abstract class seems to be unset, since i > have set the phone list in the child class. > > Here's a short example, showing what I mean: > > <?php > > abstract class AbstractClass { > > private $var; > > public function printVar() { > echo('var: ' . $this->var . '<br>'); > } > > } > > class ConcreteClass extends AbstractClass { > > public function __construct($var) { > $this->var = $var; > } > > public function printVarChild() { > echo('var (child): ' . $this->var . '<br>'); > } > > } > > $cl = new ConcreteClass(15); > $cl->printVar(); > $cl->printVarChild(); > ?> > > Output is: > var: > var (child): 15 > > > Has anyone an idea how to print the $var of the child, without copying > the method in every child class? > > thanks in advance, > Norbert > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php