PHP Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP implements keyword is used to declare that a class must have the methods described in the specified interface (called polymorphism).

<?php
interface Machine {
    public function activate();
    public function deactivate();
    public function isActive();
}

class Kettle implements Machine {
    private $isOn = false;

    public function activate() {
        $this->isOn = true;
    }

    public function deactivate() {
        $this->isOn = false;
    }

    public function isActive() {
        return $this->isOn;
    }
}

$machine = new Kettle();

$machine->activate();

if($machine->isActive()) {
    echo 'The machine is on';
}
else {
    echo 'The machine is off';
}

echo '<br>';

$machine->deactivate();

if($machine->isActive()) {
    echo 'The machine is on';
}
else {
    echo 'The machine is off';
}
?>

PHP Notes:

  • When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
  • Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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