question about class

[hno]

 

HI

i'm is learning about using calss in php.I wrote this code:

class Person {

function __construct($name)

{

$this->name = $name;

 

}

function getName()

{

return $this->name;

}

private $name;

};

$a= new Person("a") . "\n";

print $a->getName();

 

When I using this code ,it gives me the following error:

"Catchable fatal error: Object of class Person could not be converted to string in C:\wamp\www\class\class.php on line 14"

 

but when I change it to following ,it doen't have any errors and show me the result.

 

class Person {

function set($name)

{

$this->name = $name;

 

}

function getName()

{

return $this->name;

}

private $name;

};

$a = new Person;

$a->set("a");

print $a->getName();

 

What is the problem?

 

thanks

[genericnumber1]

The error is in this line:

 

<?php
$a = new Person("a") . "\n";
print $a->getName();

 

You probably meant to do...

 

<?php
$a= new Person("a");
print $a->getName() . "\n";

 

which should work fine.