Intermediate fun is not working

[ujjwal]

Hi all,
There is a problem.intermediate function calling in a class is not working.
The print is only
Hello ()
The test.php is
<?php
require_once('class.Demo.php');
$objDemo = new Demo();
$objDemo->set('Steve');
$objDemo->sa();
?>
the class.Demo.php is
<?php
class Demo {
private $_name;
public function set($name) {
//if ( !is_string($name) || strlen($name) == 0) {
//throw New Exception("Invalid name value");
//}
$this->_name = $name;
}
public function getname() {
return $this->_name;
}

public function sa() {
print "Hello $this->getname() ";
}


}
?>
why the intermediate function(getname() which is calling through sa() ) not printing the name steve
Plz help me

[HardCoded]

What does it print? By the way this should be in the regular PHP forum.

[Dr Livingston]

 public function sa() {
print "Hello $this->getname() ";
} 

This is the problem; I don't think you can directly output in this manner? You need to do this instead

 public function sa() {
print "Hello {$this->getname()} ";
} 

Now it works.

By the way this should be in the regular PHP forum.

But it is excusable since the lad is only starting out

[sweatje]

ujjwal, can you please enclose your code in the [ php ] and [ /php ] (without the spaces) tags so it is more readable. You are much more likely to get response when people can easily view your problem.

You also might want to review the sticky threads:
Where should I post my thread? and Read before you post ...
for some guidelines as to where various topics belong in these forums.

[MiiJaySung]

 public function sa() {
print "Hello $this->getname() ";
} 

This is the problem; I don't think you can directly output in this manner? You need to do this instead

 public function sa() {
print "Hello {$this->getname()} ";
} 

Now it works.



But it is excusable since the lad is only starting out

Well it depends on what you define to be "advanced"? At the end of the day, if someone classes something as advanced, it is normally advanced relative to their own experiences.

Just some point less food for thought to add to a slightly off topic thread