Re: [PHP] OOP, dynamic class extention

From: Marek Kilimajer (kilimajer_at_webglobe.sk)
Date: 10/30/03 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:29:20 +0100
To: Jackson Miller <jackson@coldfeetcreative.com>

php is not c, you can't use constants this way.

Jackson Miller wrote:
> I want to be able to set a base class in a settings file, and then have other
> classes extend the base class, but PHP won't let me do what I have tried.
>
> I get the following error:
> Fatal error: Class cepweb: Cannot inherit from undefined class my_base_class
> in /home/me/my_child_class.php on line 10
>
> ex:
> <?php
>
> // settings to be set on install of the app
> define("MY_BASE_CLASS","base_class");
> define("MY_BASE_CLASSFILE","base_class.php");
>
> // require the class file
> require_once(MY_BASE_CLASSFILE);
>
> class my_child_class extends MY_BASE_CLASSFILE {
> // yada yada
> }
> ?>
>
> Any thoughts on ways to overcome this?
>
> I have tried using a variable instead of a constant, but it didn't work.
>
> -Jackson
>

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