Thankyou Nilaab and Hatem for the replies. I can see that extending classes is probably the way to go. I was kind of aware of how it works, but didn't see it as an obvious solution. But looking at it more closely, I think I should be able to put most common stuff in a basic class. Different kinds of pages can then be created by extension classes with one or two unique functions, and the rest inherited ... pretty obvious really :)
Mick Quoting "@ Nilaab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > If these two classes are in separate files then you will need to include > one > of the classes in with the other class using the include() or require() > functions. Have you also used the extends keyword to extend the main class? > When you use inheritance properties, you can use the $this-> mechanism > within the classes to reference all functions of both classes. Read about > inheritance of classes for more information. If you already knew the above > and it doesn't help you, then just ignore it. I'm just trying to narrow > down > your problem. Good luck. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:20 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PHP] class inside class > > > > > > -- > > > > G'day: > > > > I am using a 'wrapper' class to create all the boilerplate HTML > > on a website, > > plus do stuff like authentication and print menus etc according > > to properties > > set dynamically within the class. > > > > The actual content of each page is generated by seperate > > 'content' classes. > > These classes are 'embedded' within and instantiated within the > > wrapper class, > > but are otherwise independent of it. > > > > This system allows for something approaching a PHP "object publishing" > > application, which is where I'm heading. > > > > My problem is that now I need to get at the values of some wrapper class > > properties from within a content class: in other words, I need to > > access the > > dynamically assigned values of the properties of one class, from > > inside another > > class (which is embedded within the first, though I'm not sure > > that really > > matters). > > > > I can't use the $this-> mechanism because the value is inside a different > > class. > > I can't use the first class's handle (eg $page , from $page = new > > WebPage()) > > because the embedded class doesn't know about it. > > I have been playing around with declaring globals, and with PHP's > > class/object > > functions, but have got nowhere yet. > > > > > > Is this possible, and if so, does anyone have any pointers? Hope > > my description > > of the problem makes sense. > > > > TIA > > Mick > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > MICHAEL HALL Web Development Officer > > Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education > > W: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (08) 8951 8352 > > H: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (08) 8953 1442 > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------- Michael Hall Web Development Officer Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (08) 8951 8352 Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (08 8953 1442 ---------------------------------------------------- -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
