traits

1A Trait, like an abstract class cannot be instantiated by itself.Trait are created to reduce the limitations of single inheritance in PHP by enabling a developer to reuse sets of methods freely in several independent classes living in different class hierarchies.
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3Here is an example of trait.
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5trait Sharable {
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7  public function share($item)
8  {
9    return 'share this item';
10  }
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12}
13You could then include this Trait within other classes like this:
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16class Post {
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18  use Sharable;
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20}
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22class Comment {
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24  use Sharable;
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26}
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