PHP insteadof Keyword
Example
Use insteadof to choose methods from different traits:
<?php
trait message1 {
public function msgA() {
echo
"My favorite color is red. ";
}
public function msgB()
{
echo "My favorite number is 5. ";
}
}
trait message2 {
public function msgA() {
echo "My favorite color is blue. ";
}
public function
msgB() {
echo "My favorite number is 7. ";
}
}
class MyClass {
use message1, message2 {
message1::msgA insteadof message2;
message2::msgB
insteadof message1;
}
}
$obj = new MyClass();
$obj->msgA();
$obj->msgB();
?>
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Definition and Usage
The insteadof keyword allows you to select from which trait a method should be taken if
more than one trait has a method with the same name.
Related Pages
The trait keyword
Read more about traiys in our PHP OOP - Traits Tutorial.
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