Problem with derived class

[atitthaker]

I have the code as given below:
<?php
class ABC {
    function printValue()
    {
        print("This value shall be printed" . $this->x);
    }
}
class BCD extends ABC {
    private $x=10;
}

$bcd=new BCD;
$bcd->printValue();

?>

But when I try to access printValue function from the paren class it gives me error...

[color=red]Fatal error: Cannot access private property BCD::$x in /var/www/html/trainingweb/modules/test/TestAtitProblem.php on line 5[/color]

As the public method of ABC would be extended to BCD, it shall have access to its own member.

Plz help...

[DocSeuss]

This is much the same answer as to your other question variables declared as private are not available to any other class....they are not inherited.

[atitthaker]

But as BCD is extending ABC so it shall not have access to *public* method of ABC and as I am instantiating object of class BCD it can access private member through ABC's (but now extended in BCD) access method.
Isn't it?
???

[DocSeuss]

My host is still running php 4 so I can't personally test but I'm pretty sure if you change it protected or public it would work.

[neta1o]

When referring to $this->x in ABC the x variable has to be local to that class, in your example it is not.  x is local to BCD since it is declared as private.

 

To fix this, change private $x=10; to public or protected (as mentioned above)

 

[KevinM1]

Gah, didn't see the OP date.  @neta1o, don't resurrect 4 year old threads.