What is a T_Variable please

[vipsa]

I am new to this so please understand my ignorance. I get the following error and I cannot figure out what it means since the code comes directly from a book.

 

Here is the error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_VARIABLE in C:\wamp\www\learnPHP\inheritance.inc on line 13

 

Here is the code

<?php

require "unitCounter.inc";

 

class caseCounter extends unitCounter

{

(line 13) var unitsPerCase;

 

function addCase()

{

$this->add($this->unitsPerCase);

}

 

function caseCount()

{

return ceil($this->units/$this->unitsPerCase);

}

 

function caseCounter($caseCapacity)

{

$this->unitsPerCase = $caseCpacity;

}

 

}

?>

[silkfire]

The "var" keyword is deprecated and you should not use it. You forgot a $ sign in front of your variable. I'm quite sure you don't need that variable declaration there are at all. At least change it to $unitsPerCase = 0.