2009/6/30 Eddie Drapkin <oorza2k5@xxxxxxxxx>
> 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();
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
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Thanks for the replies :)
Surely if I pass it as a parameter to the __construct then I would have to
make an instance of the otherObject, notice that messwithotherthings is
static?
Also, if I'm not using OOP properly, Eddie, how would I use it properly to
prevent this situation?
Thanks,
--
Luke Slater
:O)
