Beginner question on classes

[Anon]

I realize that this is a pretty basic question, but I'm wondering how you actually use a class from within my code. Do I simply save my classes in individual files on my server and then INCLUDE them? Thank you.

Robert

[Anon]

Well yes... kinda... lets say you have a class foo.

Foo describes can describe an object that has a size and shape field. Foo also has functions that can operate on these fields as well as do other things... so you might say this:

require("foo.inc"); // or class file

// Create a new object named object
$object = new Foo();

// Set our fields
$object->setSize(3);
$object->setShape("Circle");

// Get and echo fields
echo $object->getSize();
echo $object->getShape();

So yes you do have to include the class in the file... but in order to use the class... you need to make a new object of that class. I hope that helps.