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PHP public Keyword

Use `public` to declare a property that can be modified by any code:

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Use public to declare a property that can be modified by any code:

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<?php

  class MyClass {
  public $number = 0;
}

$obj = new MyClass();

  $obj->number = 5;
echo "The number is " . $obj->number;

?>

Definition and Usage

The public keyword is an access modifier. It marks a property or method as public.

Public properties and methods can be used by any code that can access the object.

The protected keyword

The private keyword