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Re: Globalizing vars in class methods doesnt seem to work, var disappears after global, var is inaccessible in other methods/funcs

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On 8/4/2012 2:24 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 8/3/2012 1:45 PM, J. Frank Parnell wrote:
>> <?php
>> class test{
>>     function __construct(){
>>         $this->makevar();
>>         global $var;
>>          echo '<hr>__const(): '.$var;
>>     }
>>     function makevar(){
>>         $var = 'something';
>>          echo '<hr>just declared in makevar(): '.$var;
>>          global $var;
>>          echo '<hr>after global in makevar(): '.$var;
>>     }
>> }//class
>>
>> $t = new test;
>> echo '<hr>outside class: '.$var;
>> global $var;
>> echo '<hr>outside class after global: '.$var;
>>
>> ?>
>> this outputs:
>> just declared in makevar(): something
>> after global in makevar(): [nothing]
>> __const():[nothing]
>> outside class: [nothing]
>> outside class after global:  [nothing]
>>
>>
>> So, 1, why does global $var in the makevar() make it null?
>> and B, why dont I have any access to $var in the __constructor or
>> outside the class?
>>
>> In the real script, $var will be an instance of a different class that
>> I want to use all over the place.
>>
>> thanks, J
>>
>
> And what if you have:
>
> $t1 = new test;
> $t2 = new test;
>
> Which variable are you supposed to be referencing (they are two
> different variables)?
>
> But what you're doing violates several concepts in OO programming,
> including encapsulation and message passing.  The correct way to do it
> is to pass an object of the class as a parameter (i.e. to the
> constructor) then use getters and setters to reference the variable.
> Proper coding makes your code more reliable, maintainable, reusable and
> easier to understand.
>

An addition option I forgot to mention - you could also use the 
singleton pattern as M. Strobel referenced.  However, if you do, you 
should always have a default parameter in the call so you can use 
something other than the singleton when you need to.

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Globalizing vars in class methods doesnt seem to work, var disappears after global, var is inaccessible in other methods/funcs "J. Frank Parnell" <juglesh@gmail.com> - 2012-08-03 10:45 -0700
  Re: Globalizing vars in class methods doesnt seem to work, var disappears   after global, var is inaccessible in other methods/funcs "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-08-04 19:18 +0200
  Re: Globalizing vars in class methods doesnt seem to work, var disappears after global, var is inaccessible in other methods/funcs Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-08-04 14:24 -0400
    Re: Globalizing vars in class methods doesnt seem to work, var disappears after global, var is inaccessible in other methods/funcs Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-08-04 14:45 -0400
      Re: Globalizing vars in class methods doesnt seem to work, var disappears after global, var is inaccessible in other methods/funcs "J. Frank Parnell" <juglesh@gmail.com> - 2012-08-04 21:08 -0700
        Re: Globalizing vars in class methods doesnt seem to work, var   disappears after global, var is inaccessible in other methods/funcs "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2012-08-05 08:28 +0200

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