PHP Class Exercises : Calculator class which will accept two values as arguments

Last update on May 30 2022 11:44:55 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

PHP class: Exercise-6 with Solution

Write a PHP calculator class which will accept two values as arguments, then add them, subtract them, multiply them together, or divide them on request.

For example :
$mycalc = new MyCalculator( 12, 6);
echo $mycalc- > add(); // Displays 18
echo $mycalc- > multiply(); // Displays 72

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
class MyCalculator {
private $_fval, $_sval;
public function __construct( $fval, $sval ) {
$this->_fval = $fval;
$this->_sval = $sval;
}
public function add() {
return $this->_fval + $this->_sval;
}
public function subtract() {
return $this->_fval - $this->_sval;
}
public function multiply() {
return $this->_fval * $this->_sval;
}
public function divide() {
return $this->_fval / $this->_sval;
}
}
$mycalc = new MyCalculator(12, 6); 
echo $mycalc-> add()."\n"; // Displays 18 
echo $mycalc-> multiply()."\n"; // Displays 72
echo $mycalc-> subtract()."\n"; // Displays 6
echo $mycalc-> divide()."\n"; // Displays 2
?>

Sample Output:

Flowchart :

PHP Code Editor:

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PHP: Tips of the Day

How to Sort Multi-dimensional Array by Value?

Try a usort, If you are still on PHP 5.2 or earlier, you'll have to define a sorting function first:

Example:

function sortByOrder($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] - $b['order'];
}

usort($myArray, 'sortByOrder');

Starting in PHP 5.3, you can use an anonymous function:

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] - $b['order'];
});

And finally with PHP 7 you can use the spaceship operator:

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
});

To extend this to multi-dimensional sorting, reference the second/third sorting elements if the first is zero - best explained below. You can also use this for sorting on sub-elements.

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    $retval = $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
    if ($retval == 0) {
        $retval = $a['suborder'] <=> $b['suborder'];
        if ($retval == 0) {
            $retval = $a['details']['subsuborder'] <=> $b['details']['subsuborder'];
        }
    }
    return $retval;
});

If you need to retain key associations, use uasort() - see comparison of array sorting functions in the manual

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