Nevermind. I got my answer here: http://fabien.potencier.org/article/11/what-is-dependency-injection --- In php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "m_serix_dm" <gentlemike2@...> wrote: > > I have a request date object I use to log errors, activity, and produce date information for my webpages. I need to pass the date object and/or access to methods of the date object to my error logging class. Due to scoping issues, I can do one of the following within my constructor method: > > 1) make the request date object global (which defeats the versatility of the code). > 2) pass the request date object as an argument of the constructor for the error logging object, without making it an attribute of the error logging object, > or... > 3) pass the request date object to the constructor and then make them attributes of the error logging object, as in: > > class error_logger{ > protected $error_message; > protected $request_date; > > function __construct($error_message, $request_date) { > $this->error_message = $error_message; > $this->request_date = $request_date; > /* Remainder of constructor function here. */ > } > } > > Which is the proper way to do this, according to OOP theory? Would there be a better way of doing this? It seems that the first two work pretty well, I haven't tried the third method yet. The problem is that either way the code is dependent on the pre-existance of the request date object, which limits the usage of my error logger object. > > Suggestions? > > Sincerely, > > Gentlemike2 >
