Challenge for ZEND PHP5 Certification - 020

[hinom 5]

Exercise 20

 

Which of the following variable declarations within a class is invalid in PHP5?

 

A. private $type = 'moderate';

B. var $term = 3;

C. public $amnt = '500';

D. protected $name = 'Quantas Private Limited';

[hinom 5]

Answer: B

 

Explanation

 

The PHP 4 method of declaring a variable with the var keyword is still supported for compatibility reasons (as a synonym for the public keyword). In PHP 5 before 5.1.3, its usage would generate an E_STRICT warning.

 

http://php.net/manual/language.oop5.visibility.php