Here's a link to a series of 4 articles that explain aggregation in PHP.....as this sounds like what you want to do. http://www.devshed.com/c/a/PHP/Object-Interaction-in-PHP-Introduction-to-Aggregation-part-1/ HTH Steve "Graham Anderson" <grahama@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D8BBF5FC-1FBD-4428-AB59-166B4F4A38F4@xxxxxxxxxxx > What is the correct syntax for calling methods from other classes into > your own class ? > > > Example: > Calling the ADODB class with: > $this->conn=&ADONewConnection('mysql'); > > > This works: > $rs= $this->conn->GetAll("SELECT title FROM content WHERE page_id= ?", > $id); > > This fails: > while (!$rs->$this->conn->EOF) > { > // iterate through $rs > } > > > Can someone point me in the right direction ? > I did not want to use 'Extends' because I wanted incorporate several > pre-existing classes,like ADODB, into my own class > I am more than a bit new at OOP so any help is appreciated. > > > Code: > <?php > require ("./adodb/adodb.inc.php"); > > $PageBuilder = new PageBuilder(); > $PageBuilder->getPageTextbyID($id=1); > > //------------------------------------------------------ > > class PageBuilder{ > > public function __construct() { > $this->connect2db('localhost','u','p','db'); > } > > > public function __destruct() { > # Close the db connection > $this->conn->Close(); > } > > > > //---- Methods within the PageBuilder Class ---- // > > private function connect2db() > { > $this->conn=&ADONewConnection('mysql'); > $this->conn->Connect($server,$u,$p,$db); } > > > public function getPageTextbyID($id) > { > // this query DOES work > $rs= $this->conn->GetAll("SELECT title FROM content WHERE page_id= ?", > $id); > > > // ---------------Now iterate through $rs----------------// > > // Original Iteration Code > > while (!$rs->EOF) { > for ($i=0, $max=$rs->FieldCount(); $i < $max; $i++) > print $result->fields[$i].' '; > $rs->MoveNext(); > print "<br>\n"; > > > // Failed: First Attempt using $this-> > > while (!$rs->$this->conn->EOF) > { > for ($i=0, $max=$rs->$this->conn->FieldCount(); $i < $max; $i++) > echo "the result is:". $rs->$this->conn->fields[$i].' '; > $rs->$this->conn->MoveNext(); > print "<br>\n"; > } > > > // Failed: Second Attempt using :: > > while (!$rs->conn::EOF) > { > for ($i=0, $max=$rs->conn::FieldCount(); $i < $max; $i++) > echo $rs->conn::fields[$i].' '; > $rs->conn::MoveNext(); > print "<br>\n"; > } > > > } -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
