php method undefined error

Question

I have a Model.class.php and a Bag.class.php, the Bag class extends the Model class.

But when i try to call a function defined in Bag.class.php, it show a fatal error " Call to undefined function fill_entity() in"

bag.class.php :

class Bag extends Model{
 public function __construct($table_name){
    $this->table_name = $table_name;
 }

 public function fill_entity($row){
     $this->id = $row['bagID'];
     $this->name = $row['bagName'];
     $this->price = $row['bagPrice'];
     $this->url = $row['bagURL'];
     $this->img_url = $row['bagImgURL'];
     $this->mall_id = $row['mallID'];
     $this->brand_id = $row['brandID'];
 }

here's my php page where i call this function :

$bag = new Bag($bagtype);
$bag.fill_entity($row);  <---- error on this line.

...Because what you've written is valid PHP. It attempts to concatenate the output of a non-existant global function fill_entity() with the variable $bag. — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 2:45

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-12 07:31:17Z

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You're using the wrong syntax. PHP doesn't use dot notation, but rather -> (arrow/pointer notation)

Try using this:

$bag->fill_entity($row);

(The . is still used in PHP, but is used for string concatenation.)

Don't feel bad about missing this, I did it plenty of times when I first tackled PHP.

edited Apr 12, 2017 at 7:31

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answered Jul 23, 2012 at 2:38

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Trott · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-23 02:38:18Z

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In PHP, it would be $bag->fill_entity($row); rather than $bag.fill_entity($row);.

answered Jul 23, 2012 at 2:38

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