oop - PHP: Calling another class' method

Question

I'm still learning OOP so this might not even be possible (although I would be surprised if so), I need some help calling another classes method.

For example in ClassA I have this method:

function getName()
{
    return $this->name;
}

now from ClassB (different file, but in the same directory), I want to call ClassA's getName(), how do I do that? I tried to just do an include() but that does not work.

Thanks!

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13503734/php-calling-another-class-method

Answer 1

//file1.php
<?php

class ClassA
{
   private $name = 'John';

   function getName()
   {
     return $this->name;
   }   
}
?>

//file2.php
<?php
   include ("file1.php");

   class ClassB
   {

     function __construct()
     {
     }

     function callA()
     {
       $classA = new ClassA();
       $name = $classA->getName();
       echo $name;    //Prints John
     }
   }

   $classb = new ClassB();
   $classb->callA();
?>