PHP :: Request #2599 :: class variables

Request #2599	class variables
Submitted:	1999-10-25 04:21 UTC	Modified:	2001-02-10 14:00 UTC
From:	jymil at hotmail dot com	Assigned:
Status:	Closed	Package:	Feature/Change Request
PHP Version:	4.0	OS:	linux 2.1
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[1999-10-25 04:21 UTC] jymil at hotmail dot com

Variable declarations in classes can't refer to other
variables in that class, only value assigments are
allowed. The following example does not work:

class test
{ var $testvar = "this is a test";
  var $test2 = $this->testvar;
}

Would be nice if such things were possible.

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[2001-02-10 13:51 UTC] jimw@php.net

i believe this is by design. i'll let zeev close it if so.

[2001-02-10 14:00 UTC] hholzgra@php.net

sorry, only constant values may be used 
for initial assignments to member variables in php 4

do it in a constructor instead

see http://www.php.net/manual/en/x45905.php

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