It should be passed into the constructor as a parameter. If you're
using OOP properly, there's no reason to use $GLOBALS, ever. Any
variable in the $GLOBALS array exists twice in memory, so just keep
that in mind, if you plan to use it.
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Peter Ford<pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Luke wrote:
>> Hello again guys,
>>
>> I was wondering the best way to tackle the following problem:
>>
>> I've got a class, containing a property which is another object. So from
>> outside I should be able to do
>> $firstobject->propertycontainingobject->methodinsidethatobject();
>>
>> The $firstobject variable is in the global namespace (having been made with
>> $firstobject = new FirstObject;), and I'm having a problem that I'm sure
>> many people have when accessing it inside another class, so:
>>
>> class otherObject
>> {
>> static function messwithotherthings ()
>> {
>> $firstobject->propertycontainingobject->methodinsidethatobject();
>> }
>> }
>>
>> But $firstobject is blank, which makes sense because in there it is pointing
>> to the local variable within the method.
>>
>> To solve this, I could add 'global $firstobject' inside every method, but
>> this is very redundant and boring. I've tried a couple of things like
>> adding:
>>
>> private $firstobject = $GLOBALS['firstobject'];
>>
>> But apparently that's bad syntax. I was just wondering the best way to get
>> around this?
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your help,
>>
>
>
> Set the value of $firstobject in the constructor of otherObject (that's what
> constructors are for!):
>
> eg.
>
> class otherObject
> {
> private $firstobject;
>
> function __construct()
> {
> $this->firstobject = $GLOBALS['firstobject'];
> }
>
> static function messwithotherthings ()
> {
> $this->firstobject->propertycontainingobject->methodinsidethatobject();
> }
> }
>
>
> --
> Peter Ford phone: 01580 893333
> Developer fax: 01580 893399
> Justcroft International Ltd., Staplehurst, Kent
>
> --
> 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
