Challenge: Chaining Methods and Properties

Task

Let’s add two methods to represent the register and mail functionalities in the User class. These methods will echo a string as a placeholder for their actual purpose.

The User class is given below. In this task, we’ll do the following:

• Add a hello() method that echoes the user’s first name.
• Add a register() method to the class that echoes the string >> registered.
• Add a mail() method to the class that echoes the string >> email sent.
• Add return $this; to the hello() method so it can be chained to any other method in the class.
• Add return $this; to the register() method so it can also be chained.
• Create a test() method with the $user1 object with its first name as Jane. For this object, chain the methods in the following order:

hello() -> register() -> mail()

Expected output

hello, Jane >> registered >> email sent

Coding exercise

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