?? $a=5 -> $this->a=5 ??

[minus]

Baffling title isn't?

I m looking for an object method that would transform the argument(s) (scalar, array, whatever..) passed to it into attribute(s) of this object BY KEEPING the SAME name (and same value of course...).

Thus, the variable $minus (value=78) would be passed to a method that would make $this->minus (value=78) available.

Let me know if that wasn't clear enough.

I've already spent some time on this and couldn't figure it out. The one that solves this gains my respect for life! Not gonna feed you but still...

[Travis]

this should be what you want

class MyClass {
    var $minus;

    function setMinus ($minus) {
        $this->minus = $minus;
    }
}
$class = new MyClass;
$class->setMinus($minus); 

[minus]

Indeed, that will work if you already know the name of the variable; therefore, you can hard-code it in the method. However, in my problem, you do not know the name of the variable until you pass it to the method. Here is the trick: you got to extract the name of the variable!

Also, I did put '(s)' at the end of argument(s). I meant that it should be able to handle more than one (10, 20 maybe) arguments.

Sorry, I haven't enough defined my problem in the first place. Can you see the complexity of the thing now?

[Travis]

That is not something meant for OOP. Good OOP code will usually not take any input from the user or will only use it in the way I have shown. To do what you ask you would have to have a script rewrite the class each time to add another var $var; which would not work if it was dynamic.

So basically, you're screwed. :P
j/k

[minus]

Why does it have to be from the user? In my code it isn't...

Anyways.

Someone else maybe?

[kix]

Doesn't this defeat the purpose of OOP ? Objects cannot dynamically alter their attributes. Sure the values of the attributes can change but I didn't think you could change the number of attributes in some instance. At least that doesn't make sense to me.

Kix.

[minus]

OK OK. I m wrong.

Still, I m calling a method from outside the object, passing it some arguments that become attributes. Of course, I m supposed to know how many arguments I pass to it; but a method would reduce the code needed to have these arguments as attributes. I m sorry you can't see that.

I guess you can't solve my problem either. Thanks anyway.