It's nothing to do with it being in a class - that's what you get if you
echo an array. Try this instead:
echo "init action:";
print_r ($this->$action);
PT
Patrick Newberry wrote:
> I'm trying to use classes rather than a function oriented approach but
> obviously still learning. I pulled out the the not needed for this
> example code:
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> class UpdateLastMaint {
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> var $myKey = 0;
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> var $action = "Add";
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> function UpdateLastMaint($key,$action){
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> echo "init action:".$this->$action;
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> function GetAfter($key,$user_name) {
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> $LastMaintInfo=new UpdateLastMaint($item_id,"update");
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> $LastMaintInfo->GetAfter($item_id,$user_name);
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> The output on the screen is :
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> init action:update
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> action is :Array
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> as you can see when I try to reference $this->action I am getting the
> words Array.
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> What am I doing wrong to not be able to access the value of $action
> when I use it in a function within the class?
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> Pat Newberry
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> www.gypsyfarm.com
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