Writing Classes with PHP
Classes allow for the creation of objects that can contain multiple properties. The properties can then be pulled from the class using methods for a specific object. I recently wanted to create an array of objects, so I created an index.php page that looked similar to this.
<?php
include("class_lib.php");
for ($i=0; $i < 10; $i++){
// Use data pulled from a database or post data
$array[$i] = new person ($name,$age,$address);
}
var_dump($array);
?>
I first include the class I am going to use to create the objects and then I create a new person for each instance of the array. I suggested that you get the data from post data or from a database.
The class will then look something like this.
<?php
class person{
private $name;
private $age;
private $address;
public function __construct($persons_name, $persons_age, $persons_address){
$this->name = $persons_name;
$this->age = $persons_age;
$this->address = $persons_address;
}
// You can create set methods like
public function set_name($new_name) {
$this->name = $new_name;
}
//Or you can create get mehthods like
public function get_name(){
return $this->name;
}
}
?>
If you still have questions, then a good resource is to go to killerphp.com
