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How to pass array to class method in PHP?
I'm currently looking to create a class to handle basic calculations. Can't seem to pass an array to the class assomething in my syntax is not right:
Heres the class:
I want the method to add two values, but occasionally there are more than two values and in this case they will be in the form of an array. The idea is to total the values in the array when it has values assigned to it.
I did think about just using an array regardless of the number of values and adding the values in the array. Perhaps there is a case to be made for a method that totals the values in an array instead of relying on the add method?
<?php
include "fin_class.php";
$subject1 = 10;
$subject2 = 2;
$subject_array= array(3, 5, 12);
$calculator = new calc;
$result = $calculator->add($subject1, $subject2, $subject_array);
echo $result;
?>
Heres the class:
<?php
class calc {
var $amount1,
$amount2,
$array_amounts,
$vat_amt,
$vat_perc,
$nrl_amt,
$total,
$sub_total;
function add($amount1, $amount2, $array_amounts){
if(isset($this->$array_amounts)){
$total = array_sum($this->$array_amounts);
} else {
$total = $amount1 + $amount2;
}
return $total;
}
}
I want the method to add two values, but occasionally there are more than two values and in this case they will be in the form of an array. The idea is to total the values in the array when it has values assigned to it.
I did think about just using an array regardless of the number of values and adding the values in the array. Perhaps there is a case to be made for a method that totals the values in an array instead of relying on the add method?
PHP
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Ray Paseur
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Perhaps there is a case to be made for a method that totals the values in an array instead of relying on the add method?The solution is found in using array_sum(), a PHP built-in function. No other code is needed at all.
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