Using arrays in classes.

[calcop]

Hi everyone, I have been searching for the answer to my question all over this forum and could not find it. So, hopfully, someone would be able to answer my question.

I have a class named MenuBox. In the class I have declared an array using:

var $contentList = array();

I have a function within the array called addContent($newContent). The function looks like this:

function addContent($newContent)
{
$this->$contentList[] = $newContent;
}

Anyway, when I tested my cool new class, I get the following error:

Cannot use [] for reading in <dir>/api.inc.o on line #.

I am stumped, becuase I clearly instructed PHP to append to the array, not to read from it. I assume its becuase of "$this->" becuase if I remove it, it works. But then, the variable only exists within that function.

How do I fix this, do I use "$this->?"

I appericate any and all help!

Thanks.

[linusx007]

Hello,

Try this:

function addContent($newContent)
{
$this->contentList[] = $newContent;
}

Bill

[calcop]

Ha! I knew it was that darn simple! When I first started playing with php, i kept forgetting the "$"!!

Thank you very much.