Global variables without the global keyword?

[adamquaile]

I have various classes I want available everywhere in my scripts. At the moment, I have something along the lines of the following:

[PHP]$aClass = new aClass();

class anotherClass {
function aMethod() {
global $aClass;
return $aClass->anotherMethod();
}
}[/PHP]

I want to achieve the same result without the global keyword, maybe that's just wishful thinking..?

Anyway, thanks for your help in advance

[TheServant]

Have you thought about using sessions? Why don't you want the global word?

[adamquaile]

Thanks for the reply.. I have thought about sessions, yeah. And that might be the option I go for.

The reason I don't want to use the global keyword is that I want to have certain variables throughout all functions and files of the program instantly available.

I think i'm just being too optimistic, but maybe there's a way to do that..?

Thanks again

[code green]

I think you need to study the basic theory behind classes

I have various classes I want available everywhere in my scripts

. Your code is using a class object not a class. [PHP]class anotherClass {
function aMethod() {
global $aClass;
return $aClass->anotherMethod();
}
}[/PHP] To make a class available simply create another class object.

want to achieve the same result without the global keyword, maybe that's just wishful thinking..?

I cannot work out the result you are trying to achieve.
But if you want a class object available in another class then pass it's address as a parameter [PHP]class anotherClass {
function aMethod(&$aClass) {}[/PHP] If you want a class to use another class method or member then they need to be declared as static.
If you want a class to do everything another class can then consider inheritance.
At least you recognise even if by accident, that globals are bad practice.

[adamquaile]

I think you need to study the basic theory behind classes . Your code is using a class object not a class. [PHP]class anotherClass {
function aMethod() {
global $aClass;
return $aClass->anotherMethod();
}
}[/PHP] To make a class available simply create another class object. I cannot work out the result you are trying to achieve.
But if you want a class object available in another class then pass it's address as a parameter [PHP]class anotherClass {
function aMethod(&$aClass) {}[/PHP] If you want a class to use another class method or member then they need to be declared as static.
If you want a class to do everything another class can then consider inheritance.
At least you recognise even if by accident, that globals are bad practice.

Yeah, I do realise that globals aren't good practice. It's for that reason and partly laziness that I'd prefer not too use them. All I'm basically trying to do is avoid the scope issue that inside a function (or method in this case) you can't use exterior variables without any extra work..

Thanks for your help anyway