PHP Design Patterns PHP OO Class Basics

//copyright Lawrence Truett and FluffyCat.com 2007, all rights reserved

  //OOPHPClass - a simple OO PHP Class
  
  class OOPHPClass {
    
    //this is a private variable, and can only be accessed by this class
    private $instanceName;
    
    //a constructor is called when an "instance" of a class is created
    function __construct() {      
      $this->instanceName = 'default';
    }  
    
    public function getName() {
      return $this->instanceName;
    }  
    
    //the this-> part referers to the variable specific to one instance
    public function setName($nameIn) {
      $this->instanceName = $nameIn;
    }    
  
  }

//copyright Lawrence Truett and FluffyCat.com 2007, all rights reserved

  include_once('OOPHPClass.php');

  define('BR', '<'.'BR'.'>');

  echo 'TESTING OOPHPClass'.BR;
  echo BR;
  
  echo 'test 1 - create a class'.BR;
  $classOne = new OOPHPClass();
  echo 'default name: '.$classOne->getName();
  echo BR;
  $classOne->setName("Harold");
  echo 'name after set: '.$classOne->getName();
  echo BR.BR;

  echo 'test 2 - create another class'.BR;
  $classTwo = new OOPHPClass();
  $classTwo->setName("Wilma");
  echo $classTwo->getName();
  echo BR.BR;

  echo 'test 3 - show both classes'.BR;
  echo 'Class One Name: '.$classOne->getName();
  echo BR;
  echo 'Class Two Name: '.$classTwo->getName();
  echo BR.BR;

  echo 'END TESTING OOPHPClass'.BR;

TESTING OOPHPClass


test 1 - create a class
default name: default
name after set: Harold


test 2 - create another class
Wilma


test 3 - show both classes
Class One Name: Harold
Class Two Name: Wilma


END TESTING OOPHPClass