PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PUBLIC
php
Solution
The `public` keyword is used only when declaring a class method.
Since you're declaring a simple function and not a class you need to remove `public` from your code.
Problem
I am getting this error in this PHP code on line 3, what could be wrong? This code has been taken from php manual user notes by frank at interactinet dot com ``` <?php public function myMethod() { return 'test'; } public function myOtherMethod() { return null; } if($val = $this->myMethod()) { // $val might be 1 instead of the expected 'test' } if( ($val = $this->myMethod()) ) { // now $val should be 'test' } // or to check for false if( !($val = $this->myMethod()) ) { // this will not run since $val = 'test' and equates to true } // this is an easy way to assign default value only if a value is not returned: if( !($val = $this->myOtherMethod()) ) { $val = 'default' } ?> ```