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database/php/tests/parseFile/php5_method_chaining.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * This Person class encapsulates a couple of properties which
+ * a person might have: their name and age.
+ * We also give the Person the opportunity to introduce themselves.
+ *
+ * @link http://cowburn.info/php/php5-method-chaining/
+ */
+class Person
+{
+    var $m_szName;
+    var $m_iAge;
+
+    function setName($szName)
+    {
+        $this->m_szName = $szName;
+        return $this; // We now return $this (the Person)
+    }
+
+    function setAge($iAge)
+    {
+        $this->m_iAge = $iAge;
+        return $this; // Again, return our Person
+    }
+
+    function introduce()
+    {
+        printf('Hello my name is %s and I am %d years old.',
+            $this->m_szName,
+            $this->m_iAge);
+    }
+}
+
+// We'll be creating me, digitally.
+$peter = new Person();
+// Let's set some attributes and let me introduce myself,
+// all in one line of code.
+$peter->setName('Peter')->setAge(23)->introduce();
+?>