"exception, final, php_user_filter, interface, implements, extends, public, private, protected, abstract, clone, try, catch, throw" where not introduced until PHP 5 (http://ca3.php.net/reserved). Therefore, var is the only way to define member variables prior to PHP 5. Aaron On 1/11/06, Peter Lauri <peter@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Example code that I try to run in version 4.3.11: > > > > Class Page { > > private $myID; > > > > function Page() { > > $this->myID=1; > > } > > > > function getID() { > > return $this->myID; > > } > > > > } > > > > But I get error message: > > > > Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_OLD_FUNCTION' or `T_FUNCTION' or > `T_VAR' or `'}'' in C:\Documents and Settings\Peter Lauri\My Documents\DWS > Asia\webserver\ework\classes\page.class.php on line 8 > > > > If I change to > > var $myID; > > it works. > > > > What is wrong? > > > > /Peter > > > > > > > > >