Traits in php--bible perspective

What are traits in php ?

Traits solves the problem where php classes can't inhrerit behaviours or use properties, methods, etc from other classes except the parent class it extends to.

Traits in php makes a class have access to methods, properties in othe classes.
Let's use the bible story to elaborate this: We are not native isrealites so by default we as gentile class can't have any inheritance with the jews. But traits (Jesus Christ ) has come to bridge this gap. Take for example :

The child class, isrealites extends (inherits) from the parent class, God

class isrealites extends God { } 

Gentile class (actually, Gentile Nation) wants to have access to the abrahamic promises but can't. Then Jesus Christ came in for us --Traits !

So create a trait class:

trait JesusChrist { public function salvationPromise() { echo "the promise is unto you and to your children, children"; } public function prosperityPromise() { echo "I will above all things that thou mayeth prosper even as thy soul prospereth "; } public function freedomFromSin() { echo "If the son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed"; } } 

For gentiles to use this trait as well inherit all the promises, we provide a "Jesus Trait" for them.

// .... class Gentiles { use JesusChrist; } $gentile = new Gentiles(); //pick one promise  echo $gentile-> freedomFromSin(); 

A full code will look like this:

 trait JesusChrist { public function salvationPromise() { echo "the promise is unto you and to your children, children"; } public function prosperityPromise() { echo "I will above all things that thou mayeth prosper even as thy soul prospereth "; } public function freedomFromSin() { echo "If the son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed"; } } class Gentiles { use JesusChrist; } $gentile = new Gentiles(); //pick one promise  echo $gentile-> freedomFromSin(); 

Traits are used to access methods and properties that extend the capabilities of a class.

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