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    3 Object references in PHP 4 and PHP 5 31


    How object references work 32 ✦ The advantages of object
    references 33 ✦ When references are not so useful 33
    2.4 Intercepting method calls and class instantiation 34
    What is “method overloading”? 34 ✦ Java-style method
    overloading in PHP 35 ✦ A near aspect-oriented experience:
    logging method calls 36 ✦ Autoloading classes 38
    2.5 Summary 39

    3 Using PHP classes effectively 40


    3.1 Visibility: private and protected methods and variables 41
    How visible do we want our methods to be? 42 ✦ When to use
    private methods 43 ✦ When to use protected methods 44
    Keeping your instance variables private or protected 44
    Accessors for private and protected variables 45 ✦ The best of
    both worlds? Using interception to control variables 46
    Final classes and methods 48
    3.2 The class without objects: class methods, variables, and constants 49
    Class (static) methods 50 ✦ When to use class methods 51
    Class variables 52 ✦ Class constants 53
    The limitations of constants in PHP 54
    3.3 Abstract classes and methods (functions) 56
    What are abstract classes and methods? 56
    Using abstract classes 56
    3.4 Class type hints 57
    How type hints work 58 ✦ When to use type hints 58
    3.5 Interfaces 60
    What is an interface? 60 ✦ Do we need interfaces in PHP? 61
    Using interfaces to make design clearer 61 ✦ Using interfaces to
    improve class type hints 62 ✦ Interfaces in PHP 5 versus Java 64
    3.6 Summary 64

    4 Understanding objects and classes 65


    4.1 Why objects and classes are a good idea 66
    Classes help you organize 67 ✦ You can tell objects to do
    things 67 ✦ Polymorphism 67 ✦ Objects make code easier to
    read 68 ✦ Classes help eliminate duplication 73 ✦ You can
    reuse objects and classes 74 ✦ Change things without affecting
    everything 75 ✦ Objects provide type safety 75
    4.2 Criteria for good design 76
    Don’t confuse the end with the means 78 ✦ Transparency 78
    Simple design 79 ✦ Once and only once 80

    viii CONTENTS

    Licensed to kerrie firth <k.firth@niwa.co.nz>

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