Ways to get parent class' variables

[play_]

What would be the simplest way? Do you use a method in the child class?

 

Personally I use

 

parent::$this->whatever;	

 

 

But I was wondering what you guys do.

[xyph]

That's the correct way.

 

Personally, I don't use inheritance often. I prefer using interfaces, and other ways off class interaction.

[scootstah]

Why not just do $this->var?

[trq]

AS scootstah has pointed out a parents properties are available as if they are defined within the child class.

 

parent::$this->whatever;

 

Does make allot of sense. Maybe show us a simple example of what it is your referring to because really, to access a parents property is no different than accessing any other property. eg;

 

$this->var;

[KevinM1]

Caveat: a parent's variables (and functions) are available to their children if they're marked as public or protected.  Private members aren't shared.

[trq]

I assumed that was obvious.