PHP OOP static with Boolean?

[Muck A. Round]

I am missing something with this code I decided to try.  See comment in code for problem converting 0 or 1 to TRUE or FALSE ?

<?php
$x = 11;
var_dump ($x & 1);
echo "<br>";
//
// var_dump is showing int(0) or int(1) for even or odd but function below is always saying even???
//
class calculations {
  public static function OddorEven() {
    if ($x & 1) {
     echo "x is odd";}
     else {
     echo "x is even";}
  }
}
// Call static method
calculations::OddorEven();
?>

[Ingolme]

Variables are not global in PHP, so your function does not have access to $x. Because of that, $x is undefined, which is equivalent to 0.

You should pass the variable into the function if you want to use it, like this:

<?php
$x = 11;
var_dump ($x & 1);
echo "<br>";
//
// var_dump is showing int(0) or int(1) for even or odd but function below is always saying even???
//
class calculations {
  public static function OddorEven($value) {
    if ($value & 1) {
     echo "x is odd";}
     else {
     echo "x is even";}
  }
}
// Call static method
calculations::OddorEven($x);
?> 

 

[Muck A. Round]

18 hours ago, Ingolme said:

Variables are not global in PHP, so your function does not have access to $x. Because of that, $x is undefined, which is equivalent to 0.

You should pass the variable into the function if you want to use it, like this:

<?php
$x = 11;
var_dump ($x & 1);
echo "<br>";
//
// var_dump is showing int(0) or int(1) for even or odd but function below is always saying even???
//
class calculations {
  public static function OddorEven($value) {
    if ($value & 1) {
     echo "x is odd";}
     else {
     echo "x is even";}
  }
}
// Call static method
calculations::OddorEven($x);
?> 

 

Ah Thank you !!  Wait... that still doesn't work.  I have to declare $x as global or something.

Edited November 10, 2021 by Muck A. Round
tried code; didn't work

[Ingolme]

I've tested the code I wrote and it is correctly distinguishing odd and even values of $x. If you've changed the code then I'll have to see what changes you made to find out why it's not working.

[Muck A. Round]

4 hours ago, Ingolme said:

I've tested the code I wrote and it is correctly distinguishing odd and even values of $x. If you've changed the code then I'll have to see what changes you made to find out why it's not working.

Ah - I didn't make all the changes - putting $value in the static function and if/else.  I had only added $x to the call.   Thanks !!

[Muck A. Round]

There are some fundamental things here about how and when values get passed that I need to do more of in exercises to commit to understanding and memory.