Syntax for displaying OOP object member

[mdmcginn]

Working with somebody else's object-oriented PHP calendar system, I want to display the title of an event, but can't find the right syntax. Not that I particularly know what I'm doing....

 

The results of

print_r($this->output); 

begin with:

 

Array
(
    [0] => Calendar_EventInstance Object
        (
            [event] => Calendar_Event Object
                (
                    [__table] => event
                    [id] => 64
                    [title] => Summer Camp
                    [subtitle] => For High School Juniors
                    [othereventtype] => 
                    [description] => This camp helps young people gain programming skills (etc.) 

 

What's the correct syntax? I've tried:

<?php echo Calendar_Event->output->title; ?>
<?php echo Calendar_EventInstance::Calendar_Event::$this->output->title; ?>
<?php echo $this->output->title; ?>

 

As I said, I'm kind of in the dark here. I try to copy syntax from other parts of the code, but either the line or the page is blank.

 

[mdmcginn]

I tried it a different way, but

<?php echo $this->output->title; ?> 

didn't give any output either.

[KevinM1]

In OOP, you don't typically access a data member directly.  Publicly accessible members break encapsulation, which is one of the main points of OOP.  You need an accessor method (function).

 

Does this calender have a getTitle function, or something similar?

[mdmcginn]

No, the code says:

  <!-- Main output for the view determined by determineView() and populated with run() -->
      
<?php Calendar::displayRegion($this->output); ?>

 

So I guess that's where I better look for the appropriate accessor method, or the appropriate model for writing my own. Thanks for the help.