function called in function throwing undefined function error

Question

using the object-oriented approach, i'm trying to call a public function in a function in the same class, but it throws an error: Call to undefined function h()

php:

class Name {
    . .. .
    public function h($s) 
    {
    echo htmlspecialchars($s, ENT_QUOTES);
     }

    public function formatQuotes($row)
    {

    return "<p id=\"ab_quotes\">" . h($row['cQuotes']) . "</p>"
    . "<p id=\"ab_author\">" . h($row['vAuthor']) . "</p>";             
    }

}

what am i missing here?

Tip: Use ' instead of ". So you don't need to escape anything ;) — NikiC
– NikiC, Commented Jul 22, 2010 at 22:01
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– Charles, Commented Jul 22, 2010 at 22:17

Yacoby · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-22 21:30:05Z

4

You need to call methods in the same class using $this->. It isn't implicit like it is in languages such as C++

So, to call h

$this->h($row['cQuotes']);

answered Jul 22, 2010 at 21:30

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Sadat · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-22 21:36:58Z

3

You must use this to access any non static member of a class from inside it

{
    return "<p id=\"ab_quotes\">" . $this->h($row['cQuotes']) . 
           "</p>". "<p id=\"ab_author\">" . $this->h($row['vAuthor']) . 
           "</p>";             
}

edited Jul 22, 2010 at 21:36

answered Jul 22, 2010 at 21:31

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3 Comments

jim tollan Over a year ago

+1 for answering 1st (i was just about to answer similarly). tho' you gorra learn to format your code (4 spaces should do the trick) :)

Sadat Over a year ago

its just copied from @fusions :(

input Over a year ago

using this code, all my formatting disappeared. do you know why?

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