Quick Reference
The PHP interface keyword is used to create interfaces, which is a structure which defines a list of methods that must exist in a class.
<?php
interface my_interface {
public function activate();
public function deactivate();
public function is_active();
}
class my_class implements my_interface {
private $is_on = false;
public function activate() {
$this->is_on = true;
}
public function deactivate() {
$this->is_on = false;
}
public function is_active() {
return $this->is_on;
}
}
$my_interface = new my_class();
$my_interface->activate();
if($my_interface->is_active()) {
echo 'my_interface is on';
}
else {
echo 'my_interface is off';
}
echo '<br>';
$my_interface->deactivate();
if($my_interface->is_active()) {
echo 'my_interface is on';
}
else {
echo 'my_interface 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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