Final classes
Inheritance allows for enormous flexibility within a class hierarchy. You can create subclasses to extend the functionality of a base class, but PHP OOP gives the posibility to create classes that cannot be extended. Such a class is called
final class.
A
final class is declared by adding the
final keyword before the
class word.
- For example:
<?php
// base class (declared final)
final class Base {
// ... PHP code
}
// define a child class derivated from Base
class BaseChild extends Base {
// ... PHP instructions
}
?>
Running this code will generate the following error:
Fatal error: Class BaseChild may not inherit from final class (Base) in ...
Final methods
A normal method (public or protected) can be overridden in the child class. If you want a method to remain fixed and unchanging, prefix the definition with the
final keyword.
A final method cannot be overridden.
- For example:
<?php
// base class
class Base {
// final method
final public function testMethod() {
echo 'This is a final method';
}
}
// define a child class derivated from Base
class BaseChild extends Base {
// override the testMethod()
public function testMethod() {
echo 'Another text';
}
}
?>
This example will generate the following error:
Fatal error: Cannot override final method Base::testMethod() in ...
By declaring a class or method final, you limit the flexibility given by inheritance, so, use final with care.
Daily Test with Code Example
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
PHP-MySQL
Which tag create a highlighted bolded text?
<q> <strong> <em><p>Address: <strong>http://CoursesWeb.net/</strong> - Tutorials.</p>
Which of these CSS codes displays the text bolded?
text-size: 18px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 800;#id {
font-weight: 800;
}What JavaScript function can be used to call another function multiple times, to a specified time interval?
setInterval() setTimeout() push()function someFunction() { alert("CoursesWeb.net"); }
setInterval("someFunction()", 2000);Click on the correctly defined variable in PHP.
var vname = 8; $vname = 8; $vname == 8;$vname = 8;
echo $vname;