Inheritance and except some attribute in OOP php?
I HAVE CLASS A
class A{
var a;
var b;
var c;
var d;
function todo1()
{
//more code here
}
function todo2()
{
//more code here
}
function todo_with_var_c()
{
//more code here
}
}
$A_ = new A;
I want get a new object $B the same object of A but except var c todo_with_var_c
So I tried with inheritance in php
class B extends A{
//TODO
}
$B_ = new $B;//$B_ will the same object $A_ but except `var c`
and and `todo_with_var_c`
How Can I do it? thanks!
Think about the word extends for a second. It implies the child class is an extension of the parent. Think: more than or special case or "B is an A with added responsibility". This means, you can add stuff, but you should not remove anything. If B is supposed to have less properties, B should be the parent and A the extension, e.g. the other way round.
If you want to hide properties and/or methods in a subclass, use visibility.
class A
{
protected $a;
protected $b;
private $c;
protected $d;
public function todo1() { … }
public function todo2() { … }
private function todo_with_var_c() { … }
}
Note that I made the properties protected, while in your code they are public because var is old PHP4 syntax (which you should no longer use) when there was no visibility. Properties should not be public though, but accessed through accessors methods (though opinions on that vary).
Further learning resources:
use access modifer for accessing variable or function
class A{
protected $a;
protected $b;
private $c;
protected $d;
public function todo1()
{
//more code here
}
public function todo2()
{
//more code here
}
private function todo_with_var_c()
{
//more code here
}
}
You can set the visibility of the variables so that only those you want are visible in the inherited class. In your example, setting the var c to private would only make it available to the class A; e.g..
class A {
public $a;
public $b;
private $c;
public $d;
...
}
The only possible drawback is that to access $c outside of class A you would need a getter method. You can get more info on visibility (and more detailed examples) here: http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.visibility.php