That seems more like what I'm looking for.. Thank you, Nick...
Mark "Nick Oostveen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > If you are just trying to access a classes functions without creating an > instance of it you're probably looking to use the scope resolution operator > ::. For this to work all you have to do is ensure that the definition for > the class you wish to use is included into the file containing the class > you are trying to call the functions from. > > You would then call the functions as follows: > > ClassName::FunctionName(); > > At 02:43 PM 8/14/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Hello, To begin.. i'm new to the list... > > > >I'm trying to learn good practices in OOP based PHP. I'm actually a bit new > >to OOP in general, but I've done quite a bit of reading and playing around > >with it in the past couple of months. > > > >What I'm trying to figure out is the proper way to call a class from a > >class. I dont mean by extending the class, but actaully just getting the > >functions... > > > >For instance... > > > >I'm trying to connect to a Database (database class) from my gen_XML class. > >Do I include the database class in the gen_XML constructor? Do I set a > >gen_XML variable as a database object (i.e. $this->mydb)? > > > >I hope my question makes some sense... > > > >Your help is appreciated... > > > >Mark Armendariz > > > > > > > >-- > >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
