Bug with array declaration in class

[Jochen Daum]

Hi,

Can someone confirm this problem:

This works:

var $x = array(
"x" => "x".
"y",
"y" => "a".
"b"
);
}

var_dump($x);
But this doesn't work:

class g{
var $x = array(
"x" => "x".
"y",
"y" => "a".
"b"
);
}

$g = new g();

var_dump($g->x);

It throws

Parse error: parse error, expecting `')'' in x.php on line 5
I know I have an outdated version of PHP (4.3.2), but it is compiled
with a special MSSQl extension and I cannot seem to compile the patch
with 4.3.3 and 4.3.4. The patch reads the milliseconds for dates.
There's a workaround, but it would involve heaps of testing again.

Just wanted to see, if its worth going to a different version.

Jochen


--
Jochen Daum - Cabletalk Group Ltd.
PHP DB Edit Toolkit -- PHP scripts for building
database editing interfaces.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpdbedittk/

[Garp]

"Jochen Daum" <jo*********@cabletalk.co.nz> wrote in message
news:a2********************************@4ax.com...

Hi,

Can someone confirm this problem:

<snip initialisation in declaration>

As a workaround, initialise it in the constructor.

class g{
var $x;

function g() {
$this->x = array(
"x" => "x".
"y",
"y" => "a".
"b"
);
}
}

Garp

[Jochen Daum]

Hi Garp,

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 05:14:47 GMT, "Garp" <i_**@home.now> wrote:

"Jochen Daum" <jo*********@cabletalk.co.nz> wrote in message
news:a2********************************@4ax.com.. .

Hi,

Can someone confirm this problem:

<snip initialisation in declaration>

As a workaround, initialise it in the constructor.

Cheers, so you have the same problem on which PHP version?

Jochen
--
Jochen Daum - Cabletalk Group Ltd.
PHP DB Edit Toolkit -- PHP scripts for building
database editing interfaces.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpdbedittk/

[Zurab Davitiani]

Jochen Daum wrote:

Cheers, so you have the same problem on which PHP version?

This is not really a "problem" with PHP4, but just how it was designed.
Please read:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php

especially these examples:

<?php
class Cart {
/* None of these will work in PHP 4. */
var $todays_date = date("Y-m-d");
var $name = $firstname;
var $owner = 'Fred ' . 'Jones';
/* Arrays containing constant values will, though. */
var $items = array("VCR", "TV");
}

/* This is how it should be done. */
class Cart {
var $todays_date;
var $name;
var $owner;
var $items = array("VCR", "TV");

function Cart() {
$this->todays_date = date("Y-m-d");
$this->name = $GLOBALS['firstname'];
/* etc. . . */
}
}
?>

Just like Garp suggested.

[Jochen Daum]

Hi,

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 05:24:50 GMT, Zurab Davitiani <ag*@mindless.com>
wrote:

Jochen Daum wrote:

Cheers, so you have the same problem on which PHP version?

This is not really a "problem" with PHP4, but just how it was designed.
Please read:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php

Right. Good Point.
Jochen
--
Jochen Daum - Cabletalk Group Ltd.
PHP DB Edit Toolkit -- PHP scripts for building
database editing interfaces.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpdbedittk/

[Garp]

"Jochen Daum" <jo*********@cabletalk.co.nz> wrote in message
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Hi,

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 05:24:50 GMT, Zurab Davitiani <ag*@mindless.com>
wrote:

Jochen Daum wrote:

Cheers, so you have the same problem on which PHP version?

This is not really a "problem" with PHP4, but just how it was designed.
Please read:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php

Right. Good Point.

Yeah, what Zurab said. Hope you solved your problem anyway.

Garp