Can't Use Method Return Value In Write Context

Pain · October 16, 2012

Hello. I am learning some php OOP. While building a basic verification class i've faced this error:

Fatal error: Can't use method return value in write context in /home/searchqu/public_html/ww3/process_registration.php on line 45

Where did i go wrong?

Here is my code. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

<?php
ob_start();
$submit = $_POST['submit'];
class Login {

function validateEmail($email) {
if(!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
return $email = FALSE;
}else{
return $email = TRUE;
}
}

function validatePassword($password) {
if(strlen($password) < 5) {
return $password = FALSE;
}
else
{
return $password = TRUE;
}
}

function validatePasswordRepeat($password_repeat) {
if ($_POST['password'] !== $password_repeat) {
return $password_repeat = FALSE;
}else{
return $password_repeat = TRUE;
}
}

public function successfullyRegistered() {
header('Location: successfully_registered.php');
}
}

$validation = new Login;
if (isset($submit)) {
$validation->validateEmail($_POST['email']);
$validation->validatePassword($_POST['password']);
$validation->validatePasswordRepeat($_POST['password_repeat']);
if (($validate->validateEmail($_POST['email']) = TRUE) && ($validate->validateEmail($_POST['password']) = TRUE) && ($validate->validateEmail($_POST['password_repeat']) = TRUE)) {
$validation->successfullyRegistered();
)
}

ob_end_flush();

?>

<html>
<head><title>New user</title></head>
<body>
<form method="POST" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
<p>Password</p>
<input type="password" name="password" />
<p>Repeat password</p>
<input type="password" name="password_repeat" />
<p>Email</p>
<input type="text" name="email" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

Edited October 16, 2012 by Pain

Barand · October 16, 2012

You are trying to allocate a value to the method result

check out the difference between

=

and

==

Pain · October 16, 2012

I've fixed it a bit:

<?php
$submit = $_POST['submit'];
class Login {

function validateEmail($email) {
if(!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
return $email == FALSE;
}else{
return $email == TRUE;
}
}
function validatePassword($password) {
if(strlen($password) < 5) {
return $password == FALSE;
}
else
{
return $password == TRUE;
}
}
function validatePasswordRepeat($password_repeat) {
if ($_POST['password'] !== $password_repeat) {
return $password_repeat == FALSE;
}else{
return $password_repeat == TRUE;
}
}
public function successfullyRegistered() {
header('Location: successfully_registered.php');
}
}
$validation = new Login;
if (isset($submit)) {
$validation->validateEmail($_POST['email']);
$validation->validatePassword($_POST['password']);
$validation->validatePasswordRepeat($_POST['password_repeat']);
if (($validate->validateEmail($_POST['email']) == TRUE) && ($validate->validatePassword($_POST['password']) == TRUE) && ($validate->validatePasswordRepeat($_POST['password_repeat']) == TRUE)) {
$validation->successfullyRegistered();
}
}
?>
<html>
<head><title>New user</title></head>
<body>
<form method="POST" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
<p>Password</p>
<input type="password" name="password" />
<p>Repeat password</p>
<input type="password" name="password_repeat" />
<p>Email</p>
<input type="text" name="email" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

And i get another error now.

Call to a member function validateEmail() on a non-object in /home/searchqu/public_html/ww3/process_registration.php on line 43

Thanks for spotting that one!

Edited October 16, 2012 by Pain

TOA · October 16, 2012

You use $validation everywhere else. Check the object name; you're using $validate.

Also, you don't need to call the three lines before because you call them in your if statement, unless I'm missing something. You don't assign the return to anything so you're just wasting calls.

Try this

if (isset($submit)) {
if (($validation->validateEmail($_POST['email']) == TRUE) && ($validation->validatePassword($_POST['password']) == TRUE) && ($validation->validatePasswordRepeat($_POST['password_repeat']) == TRUE)) {
$validation->successfullyRegistered();
}
}

Edited October 16, 2012 by TOA

Pain · October 16, 2012

Thank you, everything works just fine:)!

However i am positive that the structure is not very well made. Can you give me any advice on how could I improve the structure of this code?

Edited October 16, 2012 by Pain

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