Vererbung ist ein gängiges Prinzip der Programmierung und PHP verwendet dieses Prinzip in seinem Objektmodell. Dieses Prinzip beeinflusst die Art und Weise, in der mehrere Klassen und Objekte in Beziehung zueinander stehen.
Wenn man zum Beispiel von einer Klasse erbt, so erbt die Unterklasse alle Methoden der Sichtbarkeiten public und protected von der Vaterklasse. Wenn eine Klasse diese Methoden nicht überschreibt, wird die ursprüngliche Funktionalität beibehalten.
Dies ist nützlich, um Funktionalität zu definieren und zu abstrahieren und erlaubt es, zusätzliche Funktionalität in ähnlichen Objekten zu implementieren, ohne sämtliche gemeinsame Funktionalitäten neu implementieren zu müssen.
Beispiel #1 Beispiel für Vererbung
<?php
class foo
{
public function printItem($string)
{
echo 'Foo: ' . $string . PHP_EOL;
}
public function printPHP()
{
echo 'PHP ist großartig.' . PHP_EOL;
}
}
class bar extends foo
{
public function printItem($string)
{
echo 'Bar: ' . $string . PHP_EOL;
}
}
$foo = new foo();
$bar = new bar();
$foo->printItem('baz'); // Ausgabe: 'Foo: baz'
$foo->printPHP(); // Ausgabe: 'PHP ist großartig.'
$bar->printItem('baz'); // Ausgabe: 'Bar: baz'
$bar->printPHP(); // Ausgabe: 'PHP ist großartig.'
?>
Model for Mixins pattern:
<?php
interface IMixinsCaller
{
public function __mixin_get_property($property);
public function __mixin_set_property($property, $value);
public function __mixin_call($method, $value);
}
abstract class MixinsCaller implements IMixinsCaller
{
protected $mixins = array();
public function __call($name, $arguments)
{
if (!empty($this->mixins))
{
foreach ($this->mixins as $mixin)
{
if (method_exists($mixin, $name))
{
return call_user_func_array(array($mixin, $name), $arguments);
}
}
}
trigger_error('Non-existent method was called in class '.__CLASS__.': '.$name, E_USER_WARNING);
}
public function __mixin_get_property($property)
{
if (property_exists($this, $property))
{
return $this->$property;
}
trigger_error('Non-existent property was get in class '.__CLASS__.': '.$property, E_USER_WARNING);
}
public function __mixin_set_property($property, $value)
{
if (property_exists($this, $property))
{
return $this->$property = $value;
}
trigger_error('Non-existent property was set in class '.__CLASS__.': '.$property, E_USER_WARNING);
}
public function __mixin_call($method, $value)
{
if (method_exists($this, $method))
{
return call_user_func_array(array($this, $method), $value);
}
trigger_error('Non-existent method was called in class '.__CLASS__.': '.$method, E_USER_WARNING);
}
public function AddMixin($mixin)
{
$this->mixins[] = $mixin;
}
}
abstract class Mixin
{
/** @var IMixinsCaller $parent_object */
private $parent_object;
public function __construct(IMixinsCaller $parent_object)
{
$this->parent_object = $parent_object;
}
public function __get($property)
{
return $this->parent_object->__mixin_get_property($property);
}
public function __set($property, $value)
{
return $this->parent_object->__mixin_set_property($property, $value);
}
public function __call($method, $value)
{
return $this->parent_object->__mixin_call($method, $value);
}
}
?>
Here is an easy way how to implement multiple inheritance in PHP using magic methods. Let's have this class:
class Extender {
private $objs = array();
public function __construct() {
$drones = func_get_args();
foreach($drones as $drone) $this->objs[$drone] = new $drone();
foreach($this->objs as $obj) $obj->hive = $this;
}
public function __get($attr) {
foreach($this->objs as $obj)
if(isset($obj->$attr))
return $obj->$attr;
}
public function __set($attr,$val) {
if($attr=="hive") return;
foreach($this->objs as $obj)
if(isset($obj->$attr))
$obj->$attr = $val;
}
public function __call($meth,$args) {
foreach($this->objs as $obj)
if(method_exists($obj,$meth))
return call_user_func_array(array($obj,$meth),$args);
}
}
Now multiple inheritance can be written this way ($hive is reference to child classes)
class c1 {
public $p1 = "x";
function f1() { echo $this->p1; }
}
class c2 {
public $p2 = "x";
function f2() { echo $this->p2; }
}
class c_extends_c1_c2 {
static $hive;
function test() {
$this->hive->p1 = "hello,";
$this->hive->p2 = "world!";
return $this->hive->f1() . $this->hive->f2();
}
}
And here is how to use it:
$obj = new Extender("c1","c2","c_extends_c1_c2");
echo $obj->test(); //"hello,world!"
I was recently extending a PEAR class when I encountered a situation where I wanted to call a constructor two levels up the class hierarchy, ignoring the immediate parent. In such a case, you need to explicitly reference the class name using the :: operator.
Fortunately, just like using the 'parent' keyword PHP correctly recognizes that you are calling the function from a protected context inside the object's class hierarchy.
E.g:
<?php
class foo
{
public function something()
{
echo __CLASS__; // foo
var_dump($this);
}
}
class foo_bar extends foo
{
public function something()
{
echo __CLASS__; // foo_bar
var_dump($this);
}
}
class foo_bar_baz extends foo_bar
{
public function something()
{
echo __CLASS__; // foo_bar_baz
var_dump($this);
}
public function call()
{
echo self::something(); // self
echo parent::something(); // parent
echo foo::something(); // grandparent
}
}
error_reporting(-1);
$obj = new foo_bar_baz();
$obj->call();
// Output similar to:
// foo_bar_baz
// object(foo_bar_baz)[1]
// foo_bar
// object(foo_bar_baz)[1]
// foo
// object(foo_bar_baz)[1]
?>
Here is some clarification about PHP inheritance – there is a lot of bad information on the net. PHP does support Multi-level inheritance. (I tested it using version 5.2.9). It does not support multiple inheritance.
This means that you cannot have one class extend 2 other classes (see the extends keyword). However, you can have one class extend another, which extends another, and so on.
Example:
<?php
class A {
// more code here
}
class B extends A {
// more code here
}
class C extends B {
// more code here
}
$someObj = new A(); // no problems
$someOtherObj = new B(); // no problems
$lastObj = new C(); // still no problems
?>
Here's fun, an attempt to make some degree of multiple inheritance work in PHP using mixins. It's not particularly pretty, doesn't support method visibility modifiers and, if put to any meaningful purpose, could well make your call stack balloon to Ruby-on-Rails-esque proportions, but it does work.
<?php
abstract class Mix {
protected $_mixMap = array();
public function __construct(){
$this->_mixMap = $this->collectMixins($this);
}
public function __call($method, $args){
// doesn't pass scope
//return call_user_func_array(array($className, $method), $args);
// Error: Given object is not an instance of the class this method was declared in
//$method = new ReflectionMethod($className, $method);
//return $method->invokeArgs($this, $args);
$payload = $this->buildMixinPayload($this->_mixMap, $method, $args);
if(!$payload) throw new Exception('Method ' . $method . ' not found');
list($mixinMethod, list($method, $args)) = $payload;
return $this->$mixinMethod($method, $args);
}
protected function collectMixins($class){
static $found = array();
static $branch = array();
if(empty($branch)) $branch[] = get_class($this);
$mixins = array();
foreach(array_reverse(get_class_methods($class)) as $method){
if(preg_match('/^mixin(\w+)$/', $method, $matches)){
$className = $matches[1];
if(in_array($className, $branch))
throw new Exception('Circular reference detected ' . implode(' > ', $branch) . ' > ' . $className);
if(!in_array($className, $found)){
if(!class_exists($className)) throw new Exception('Class ' . $className . ' not found');
// populate props from mixin class
foreach(get_class_vars($className) as $key => $value){
if(!property_exists($this, $key)) $this->$key = $value;
}
$found[] = $branch[] = $className;
$mixins[$className] = $this->collectMixins($className);
}
$branch = array(get_class($this));
}
}
return $mixins;
}
protected function buildMixinPayload($mixins, $method, $args){
foreach($mixins as $className => $parents){
$mixinMethod = 'mixin' . $className;
if(method_exists($className, $method)) return array($mixinMethod, array($method, $args));
if(!empty($parents) && $return = $this->buildMixinPayload($parents, $method, $args)){
return array($mixinMethod, $return);
}
}
return false;
}
}
?>
Here's some example usage of the mixin class.
<?php
class Lunch extends Mix {
public $edible = true;
/*
* Circular references are, of course, illegal and will be detected
*/
/*
public function mixinSteakAndKidneyPie($method, $args){
return SteakAndKidneyPie::$method(@$args[0], @$args[1], @$args[2], @$args[3], @$args[4], @$args[5]);
}
//*/
public function isEdible($affirm, $negate){
return $this->edible ? $affirm : $negate;
}
}
class Pie extends Mix {
/*
* class tokens are bound at compile time so need to be explicitly declared
* Need to make sure there are enough argument placeholders to cover all mixed in methods of Lunch
* Late static binding may improve this situation
*/
public function mixinLunch($method, $args){
return Lunch::$method(@$args[0], @$args[1], @$args[2], @$args[3], @$args[4], @$args[5]);
}
public function buildPie($sep = ','){
return 'Crust' . $sep . $this->getFilling() . $sep . 'More Crust';
}
public function getFilling(){
$this->edible = false;
return 'Baking beans';
}
}
class SteakAndKidney extends Mix {
public function mixinLunch($method, $args){
return Lunch::$method(@$args[0], @$args[1], @$args[2], @$args[3], @$args[4], @$args[5]);
}
/*
* everything to be mixed in must be public
* protected/private methods called from within mixed in methods will fail
*/
public $filling = 'Steak and Kidney';
public function getFilling(){
$this->edible = true;
return $this->filling;
}
}
class SteakAndKidneyPie extends Mix {
/*
* order of mixin declaration significant
* later declarations override earlier ones
*/
public function mixinSteakAndKidney($method, $args){
return SteakAndKidney::$method(@$args[0], @$args[1], @$args[2], @$args[3], @$args[4], @$args[5]);
}
public function mixinPie($method, $args){
return Pie::$method(@$args[0], @$args[1], @$args[2], @$args[3], @$args[4], @$args[5]);
}
/*
* Pick specific methods like so:
*/
//*
public function getFilling(){
return SteakAndKidney::getFilling();
}
//*/
}
$pie = new SteakAndKidneyPie();
echo $pie->buildPie(' | ');
echo '<br/>Pie ' . $pie->isEdible('is', 'is not') . ' Edible';
/*
OUTPUTS:
Crust | Steak and Kidney | More Crust
Pie is Edible
*/
?>
You can force a class to be strictly an inheritable class by using the "abstract" keyword. When you define a class with abstract, any attempt to instantiate a separate instance of it will result in a fatal error. This is useful for situations like a base class where it would be inherited by multiple child classes yet you want to restrict the ability to instantiate it by itself.
Example........
<?php
abstract class Cheese
{
//can ONLY be inherited by another class
}
class Cheddar extends Cheese
{
}
$dinner = new Cheese; //fatal error
$lunch = new Cheddar; //works!
?>