php: can't create class variable from function

Question

sorry for the noobish question. I'm new with PHP class programming and I can't figure out why this piece of code doesn't work:

class Job {
    private $var1 = 'hi there';
    private $var2 = date('Y/m/d');
    public function foo()  { /* some code */ }
}

$job = new Job();

I get parse error parse error, expecting','' or ';'' generated by $var2.
Looks like I can't initialize a variable inside a class from a PHP function.
How can I bypass this error?
Thank in advance.

Have you read this: http://us1.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.properties.php? — u_mulder, Nov 04 '13 at 15:07
Thanks, couldn't find anything similar since I'm missing the vocabulary :) Hella downvote anyway... — Alan Piralla, Nov 04 '13 at 15:08

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '13 at 15:07

4

Initialize it from within the constructor:

class Job {
    private $var1 = 'hi there';
    private $var2 = null;
    public function __construct() { $this->var2 = date("Y/m/d"); }

    public function foo()  { /* some code */ }
}

$job = new Job();

answered Nov 04 '13 at 15:07

Mate Solymosi

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