CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user4717687
user4717687

Reputation:

Setting defaults for properties in a class

I need to write a class where users can set their own values if needed. I need to set default values to the properties.

How would I do this the correct way. Here is an example of what I need to achieve

class Test
{
    protected $var1;
    protected $var2;

    public function __construct($var1, $var2)
    {
        $this->var1 = $var1;
        $this->var2 = $var2;
    }

    public function setVar1($var1)
    {}

    public function getVar1()
    {}

    //etc
}

$var1 should have a default value of true and $var2 should be a text string, say foo bar. The user can set new his own values to $var1 and $var2

How would I code these into the example above

Here is my thoughts

Upvotes: 4

Views: 41

Answers (2)

julian
julian

Reputation: 434

maybe u need something like this

  class Test
  {
  protected $var1;
  protected $var2;

  public function __construct($var1=true, $var2='foo bar')
  {
    $this->var1 = $var1;
    $this->var2 = $var2;
  }

  public function setVar1($var1)
  {
     $this->var1=$var1;
  }

  public function getVar1()
  {
     return $this->var1;
  }


}

Upvotes: 2

jeroen
jeroen

Reputation: 91744

You can set default values for your method parameters. Note that that also makes them optional when you call your method:

public function __construct($var1 = true, $var2 = 'foo bar')

Upvotes: 3

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