PHP Classes and Objects Instantiating Objects

PHP Classes and Objects

Instantiating Objects

Problem

You want to create a new instance of an object.

Solution

Define the class, then use new to create an instance of the class:

          class user {
               function load_info($username) {
                     // load profile from database
               }
          }

          $user = new user;
          $user->load_info($_GET['username']);

Discussion

You can instantiate multiple instances of the same object:

            $adam = new user;
            $adam->load_info('adam');

            $dave = new user;
            $dave->load_info('adam');

These are two independent objects that happen to have identical information. They’re like identical twins; they may start off the same, but they go on to live separate lives.