PHP insteadof Keyword

Example

Use insteadof to choose methods from different traits:

<?php
trait message1 {
public function msgA() {
    echo "My favorite color is red. ";
}

public function msgB() {
    echo "My favorite number is 5. ";
}
}

trait message2 {
public function msgA() {
    echo "My favorite color is blue. ";
}

public function msgB() {
    echo "My favorite number is 7. ";
}
}

class MyClass {
use message1, message2 {
    message1::msgA insteadof message2;
    message2::msgB insteadof message1;
}
}

$obj = new MyClass();
$obj->msgA();
$obj->msgB();
?>

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Definition and Usage

The insteadof keyword allows you to select from which trait a method should be taken if more than one trait has a method with the same name.

The trait keyword

Read more about traits in our PHP OOP - Traits Tutorial.

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PHP insteadof Keyword

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