Coding Sample
March 25th, 2009
When giving out advice on code, I believe in the school of thought that says “put up or shut up.” It’s difficult for me to respect the code of others when they won’t show their chops, so to speak. Here is me putting up so you can see for yourself if I need to shut up, or if you can learn something of value here. This code is a sample class to, of course, tell the world ‘Hello!’ with a little style.
<?php /** * class Hello * * This class helps us display our feelings to the world. * * LICENSE: You are free to do absolutely anything with this * file. * * @copyright 2009 Domenic R. Merenda * @license Unrestricted, no specific license * @version 1.00 * @link http://www.edgeprod.com * @since File available since Release 1.00 * @todo Take over the world with this file alone */ class Hello { public $returnText = 'Hello World!'; // Stores the string to return /** * public function getHelloText($moodId,$smileyId) * * @param integer $moodId 0 = happy, 1 = sad, 2 = silly * @param integer $smileyId 0 = :), 1 = :(, 2 = 8-) * @return string returns the switch()-determined value of $moodId * and $smileyId */ public function getHelloText($moodId,$smileyId) { $returnText .= ' '; // Add a space for human readability // Add the next sentence based on our mood ($moodId parameter) switch($moodId) { case 0 : // Happy $returnText .= 'I am extremely happy!'; break; case 1 : // Sad $returnText .= 'I am so sad!'; break; case 2 : // Silly $returnText .= 'I stick cereal in my nose!'; break; // If the parameter is incorrect, return an error default : return 'Parameter $moodId must be 0, 1, or 2!'; break; } $returnText .= ' '; // Add another space for human readability // Add a smiley based on the $smileyId parameter switch($smileyId) { case 0 : // Smiley Face $returnText .= ':)'; break; case 1 : // Frownie Face $returnText .= ':('; break; case 2 : // Silly Face $returnText .= '8-)'; break; // If the parameter is incorrect, return an error default : return 'Parameter $smileyId must be 0, 1, or 2!'; break; } return $returnText; } } ?>
