如何在PHP4中将类属性设为私有？

Question

in PHP4 there is no public,private,etc. So I am wondering if there is some sort of work-around so that I can make a class's property private and only accessible via getter/setter

Thanks!!

Answer 1

You could approach this with a distinct syntax that clearly discourages the usage of such properties. You could borrow the python syntax of starting the method name with an underscore to define it as private.

This doesn't block anyone from using it, of course, but its usage will be discouraged.

Answer 2

You can't. Since the property is itself public, anyone can access it without getter / setter preventing you from actually performing any checks in between.

Answer 3

Can't be done, sorry.

It's certainly possible to build a workaround by building own getter and setter functions and keeping a table of which property is private/public/protected, but it's hardly worth the effort anymore, is it? PHP 4 is really outdated, see here .

Answer 4

您仍然可以为该变量编写getter和setter，但是在PHP 4中无法将函数设为私有。