On Friday, April 12, 2002, at 01:49 PM, Chuck "PUP" Payne wrote:
> Hi, I was up on freshmeat and I saw a TON of php classes. I like to
> know how
> can I use them? And is a class a bit of code that you are always using?
> If
> so, how can I create my own classes.
A class is a definition for an object. You can use classes with PHP to
write object-oriented code. But each class has its own interface, so I
couldn't tell you how to use all classes -- and you can of course write
your own, which you will no doubt do if you learn how to use PHP's
object-oriented features.
If you are already comfortable with object-oriented programming, all you
have to do is read the object-oriented programming pages in the PHP
manual: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php
If you have never used object-oriented programming, it's not that hard,
but you should have a better introduction to the theory. I haven't seen
many good introductions to OOP for PHP, but the theory applies to all
object-oriented programming languages. I am reading Bruce Eckels'
online book "Thinking in Java", and have found that it's got a good
introduction to the theory.
I've attached the first chapter of the book (in HTML) to this message --
you will get it, but the list won't since the mailing list doesn't
forward attachments. If you're interested, the book is freely available
at http://www.mindview.com .
Once you've read a bit more about it, read the PHP manual pages on OOP
and try it out.
Erik
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Erik Price
Web Developer Temp
Media Lab, H.H. Brown
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