Title: Using the object pattern in a widget
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Using the object pattern in a widget

 *  [merlinti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merlinti/)
 * (@merlinti)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-object-pattern-in-a-widget/)
 * Hi all,
 * I’m trying to create a basic widget. I’m using a php class and when using $this-
   >varName; it’s giving me an error like it doesn’t know it’s in an object. Here
   is the error:
    _Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in /Applications/
   MAMP/htdocs/wordpress1/wp-content/plugins/mytest/mytest.php on line 30_
 * Thanks for any help.
    Here is the code: <?php /* Plugin Name: mytest Plugin URI:
   [http://www.mysite.com](http://www.mysite.com) Version: v1.00 Author: [Eric](http://www.mysite.com)
   Description: does a test
 * */
    error_reporting(E_ALL);
 * class mytestClass {
 *  public $lastChecked;
 *  public function __construct() {
 *  $this->lastChecked=date(‘n-j-Y g:i:s’, time());
 *  }
 *  public function control(){
    echo ‘I am a control panel’; }
 *  public function widget($args){
    echo $args[‘before_widget’]; echo $args[‘before_title’].‘
   Test Widget’ . $args[‘after_title’]; echo ‘I am your widget’; echo $this->lastChecked;
   echo $args[‘after_widget’]; }
 *  public function register(){
    register_sidebar_widget(‘mytestClass’, array(‘mytestClass’,‘
   widget’)); register_widget_control(‘mytestClass’, array(‘mytestClass’, ‘control’));}
 * }
 * $mytestClass=new mytestClass();
    add_action(“widgets_init”, array($mytestClass,‘
   register’));
 * ?>

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 *  [goodmast3r](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goodmast3r/)
 * (@goodmast3r)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-object-pattern-in-a-widget/#post-1044655)
 * Hi I got the same problem, any one can help please? Thanks

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