Same function name in same class

[PHP_Kim]

Hi there!
In Java you can use same function names in the same class if the parameters are different....
Would someone please tell me if thats possible in PHP, if so how would one do it??
Thanks!!

XOXO
Kim

[vidago]

It is possible to override a method innherited from a parent class by simply re-defining the method (for those of us who enjoy using abstract classes).

<?
class A
{
var $foo;

function A()
{
$this->foo = "asdf";
}

function bar()
{
echo $this->foo." : Running in A";
}
}

class B extends A
{
function bar()
{
echo $this->foo." : Running in B";
}
}

$myClass = new B;
$myClass->bar();
?>

For more information about extend class in PHP, refer to http://my.php.net/manual/en/keyword.extends.php .

Thanks

[PHP_Kim]

Thanks!!
Thats what I needed to know!

   Kim

[Shrike]

It's not, however, possible to overload methods as in Java/C++/C# etc. There is a magic method called in PHP 5, __call(), which provides a workaround.