[RESOLVED] Class Problems, Parse Error

[lowglow]

in Node.class.php I have :

<?php
 abstract class Node {
    public __construct() {
        print(__class__." was constructed.");
        }
    public __destruct() {
        print(__class__." was destructor.");
        }

}

 public class Trunk extends Node {
    public __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
        print(__class__." was constructed.");
        }
    public __destruct() {
        print(__class__." was destructed.");
        parent::__destruct();
        }
    }

?>

and in class.php I have

<?php
    include('Node.class.php');
    $elephant = new Trunk();
    ?>

When I then visit class.php in my browser, I get :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CLASS in Node.class.php on line 2

Any obvious errors I'm overlooking? much appreciated for the help.

Cheers,
lg

[bradgrafelman]

Which version of PHP are you using? Sounds like you're using PHP 4.

[halojoy]

not write 'public class'

you have forgot to write 'function'

public function xxxxxx(){

}

this works!
Output:

Node was constructed.Trunk was constructed.Trunk was destructed.Node was destructor.

<?php

abstract class Node {
    public function __construct() {
        print(__class__." was constructed.");
        }
    public function __destruct() {
        print(__class__." was destructor.");
        }

}

class Trunk extends Node {
    public function __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
        print(__class__." was constructed.");
        }
    public function __destruct() {
        print(__class__." was destructed.");
        parent::__destruct();
        }
}

$elephant = new Trunk();

?>

[lowglow]

halojoy;10949696 wrote:

not write 'public class'

you have forgot to write 'function'

public function xxxxxx(){

}

this works!
Output:

Node was constructed.Trunk was constructed.Trunk was destructed.Node was destructor.

Woops! Thanks, now I have pasted in your code in to mine

<?php
abstract class Node {
    public function __construct() {
        print(__class__." was constructed.");
        }
    public function __destruct() {
        print(__class__." was destructor.");
        }

}

class Trunk extends Node {
    public function __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
        print(__class__." was constructed.");
        }
    public function __destruct() {
        print(__class__." was destructed.");
        parent::__destruct();
        }
}
?>

And I still get :
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CLASS in Node.class.php on line 2

[halojoy]

Then maybe it has to do what bradgrafelman asked.

What php version you run?

If you run
phpinfo();
what PHP Version, you have?

If you have an older version (I have 5.3.0 and most people have 5.2.x)
then you may not have support for abstract

So, you have to run it without abstract, like this

<?php

class Node {
    public function __construct() {
        print(__class__." was constructed.");
        }
    public function __destruct() {
        print(__class__." was destructor.");
        }
}

class Trunk extends Node {
    public function __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
        print(__class__." was constructed.");
        }
    public function __destruct() {
        print(__class__." was destructed.");
        parent::__destruct();
        }
}

$elephant = new Trunk();

?>

[lowglow]

oooo. Ok that was it. I upgraded my PHP to v5 and everything works wonderfully. I appreciate the help guys/girls. 🙂

[bradgrafelman]

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