Trying to access a required files array in a PHP Class constructor -

i making silly error have no idea why.

i include file right before class declaration :

require_once('assets.php') //php_include_path set correct folder , file loads class a{   function __construct(){ var_dump($assets); // dumps null } } 

in assets.php, have array this:

$assets['file'] = array('abc','qrd'); 

so why getting null here?

there 2 methods choose this, depending on on situation, can decide works best.

use assets argument class constructor. $assets available in constructor unless use class property below.

require_once('assets.php'); class a{   function __construct($assets){     var_dump($assets);   } } $a = new a($assets); 

or

put require in constructor. example features class property can use $this->_assets in of class's methods.

class a{   protected $_assets;   function __construct(){     require_once('assets.php');     $this->_assets = $assets;     var_dump($this->_assets);   } }