I think you're looking for parent::__construct();
The child's __construct() will replace the parent's. So if you want to run
the parent's you have to call it explicitly.
JS
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On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Leam Hall <leamh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, OOP newbie time again. In line 11 I declare an array. Per IRC
> conversations a day or so ago, line 49 has to go into the __construct
> function. However, the hope is that line 83 would add to what was done in
> line 49. It seems not to.
>
> I think because the extends doesn't actually call the __construct. Is my
> understanding correct? How would I achieve the goal of adding line 83 so
> that $roles included 'troop' and 'nco' for an object of class NCO?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Leam
>
> ####
>
> 1 <?php
> 2
> 3 require_once 'stat_array.php';
> 4
> 5 class Person {
> 6
> 7 public $name;
> 8 public $age;
> 9 public $gender = "Female";
> 10 public $skills = array();
> 11 public $roles = array();
> 12
> 13 public function __construct() {
> 14 $this->age = 10 + rand(1,7);
> 15 $this->gender = $this->roll_gender(50);
> 16 return true;
> 17 }
> 18
> 19 protected function roll_age($min, $max) {
> 20 return 17 + rand($min, $max);
> 21 }
> 22
> 23 protected function roll_gender($trigger) {
> 24 if (rand(1, 100) < $trigger) {
> 25 return "Male";
> 26 } else {
> 27 return "Female";
> 28 }
> 29 }
> 30
> 31 protected function add_skill(&$skill_array, $skill) {
> 32 // Note the array pass by reference, per ##php fluffypony
> 33 if (array_key_exists($skill, $skill_array)) {
> 34 $skill_array[$skill] = $skill_array[$skill] + 1;
> 35 } else {
> 36 $skill_array[$skill] = 1;
> 37 }
> 38 return $skill_array;
> 39 }
> 40 }
> 41
> 42 class Trooper extends Person {
> 43
> 44 private $rank_min = 1;
> 45 private $rank_max = 2;
> 46 protected $rank_class = 'rank_enlisted';
> 47 public $rank;
> 48 public function __construct($params) {
> 49 $this->roles[] = 'troop';
> 50 $this->age = $this->roll_age($this->rank_**min, 3 +
> $this->rank_max);
> 51 $this->gender = $this->roll_gender($params['**
> percent_male']);
> 52 $this->rank = $params[$this->rank_class][$**
> this->get_rank($this->rank_**min, $this->rank_max)];
> 53 foreach($this->roles as $role) {
> 54 $this->add_skill($this->**skills,
> $params['base_skill'][$role]);
> 55 }
> 56
> 57
> 58 return true;
> 59 }
> 60
> 61 protected function get_rank($rank_min, $rank_max) {
> 62 return rand($rank_min, $rank_max);
> 63 }
> 64
> 65 }
> 66
> 67 class Corporal extends Trooper {
> 68 private $rank_min = 3;
> 69 private $rank_max = 4;
> 70
> 71 public function __construct($params) {
> 72 $this->age = $this->roll_age($this->rank_**min , 5 +
> $this->rank_max);
> 73 $this->gender = $this->roll_gender($params['**
> percent_male']);
> 74 $this->rank = $params[$this->rank_class][$**
> this->get_rank($this->rank_**min, $this->rank_max)];
> 75 }
> 76 }
> 77
> 78 class NCO extends Corporal {
> 79 private $rank_min = 4;
> 80 private $rank_max = 6;
> 81
> 82 public function __construct($params) {
> 83 $this->roles[] = 'nco';
> 84 $this->age = $this->roll_age($this->rank_**min , 7 +
> $this->rank_max);
> 85 $this->gender = $this->roll_gender($params['**
> percent_male']);
> 86 $this->rank = $params[$this->rank_class][$**
> this->get_rank($this->rank_**min, $this->rank_max)];
> 87 foreach($this->roles as $role) {
> 88 $this->add_skill($this->**skills,
> $params['base_skill'][$role]);
> 89 }
> 90
> 91 }
> 92 }
> 93
> 94 class SNCO extends NCO {
> 95 private $rank_min = 6;
> 96 private $rank_max = 9;
> 97
> 98 public function __construct($params) {
> 99 $this->age = $this->roll_age($this->rank_**min , 10 +
> $this->rank_max);
> 100 $this->gender = $this->roll_gender($params['**
> percent_male']);
> 101 $this->rank = $params[$this->rank_class][$**
> this->get_rank($this->rank_**min, $this->rank_max)];
> 102 }
> 103 }
> 105 class Platoon_Officer extends Trooper {
> 106 private $rank_min = 1;
> 107 private $rank_max = 2;
> 108 protected $rank_class = 'rank_officer';
> 109
> 110 public function __construct($params) {
> 111 $this->age = $this->roll_age($this->rank_**min , 4 +
> $this->rank_max);
> 112 $this->gender = $this->roll_gender($params['**
> percent_male']);
> 113 $this->rank = $params[$this->rank_class][$**
> this->get_rank($this->rank_**min, $this->rank_max)];
> 114 }
> 115 }
> 116
> 117
> 118 class Company_Officer extends Platoon_Officer {
> 119 private $rank_min = 3;
> 120 private $rank_max = 4;
> 121
> 122 public function __construct($params) {
> 123 $this->age = $this->roll_age($this->rank_**min , 7 +
> $this->rank_max);
> 124 $this->gender = $this->roll_gender($params['**
> percent_male']);
> 125 $this->rank = $params[$this->rank_class][$**
> this->get_rank($this->rank_**min, $this->rank_max)];
> 126 }
> 127 }
> 128
> 129
> 130 ?>
>
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