Handling multiple variable results - php

Question

So here is my case:
I have three functions performing some chemical reactions(synthesis1(), synthesis2() & synthesis3() ).
All of these functions will give an answer or a fail in the results.
They were originally separate scripts but are now in a class.
NB: the functions work fine by themselves, even in the class.
Below is my script to instantiate the class and start the functions.
My problem is that since i am running a reaction which fires all the functions;
i get one 1 correct answer and two fails or three fail at once.
What is the best way to handle the situation.
I want one correct answer and suppress the two fails or just show one fail in case of three fails(all fails). I don't expect three right answers.
P.s. All answers are strings.
<?php
// create an object for class name
$aaa = new synthesis();
$abc = new synthesis();
$abcd = new synthesis();
// call the functions in the class
$synthesis1 = $aaa->synthesis1();
$synthesis2 = $abc->synthesis2();
$synthesis3 = $abcd->synthesis3();
// call the if functions
$searches = array($synthesis1, $synthesis2, $synthesis3);
foreach($searches as $search) {
if ($aaa->synthesis1($search)){
echo 'Match found: ' . $search;
break;
}
elseif ($abc->synthesis2($search)){
echo 'Match found: ' . $search;
break;
}
elseif ($abcd->synthesis3($search)){
echo 'Match found: ' . $search;
break;
}
else{ echo"Please try again or try another reaction";}
}
?>

Answer 1

I don't know why you need to instantiate three different objects if you have three individually named methods.
I would think you might want to add a method to your class to simply run all synthesis methods all at once and return the result. So something like:
class synthesis {
protected $synthesis_methods = array(
'synthesis1',
'synthesis2',
'synthesis3',
// add more methods here if needed
}
public function synthesis1() {
// your method logic here
}
public function synthesis2() {
// your method logic here
}
public function synthesis2() {
// your method logic here
}
public function synthesize_all() {
$result = false;
$i = 0;
while(false === $result && $i < count($this->synthesis_methods)) {
$result = call_user_func(array($this, $this->synthesis_methods[$i]));
$i++;
}
return $result;
}
}
You would then only instantiate a single object. Usage would be:
$synth_obj = new synthesis();
var_dump($synth_obj->synthesize_all());

Answer 2

An easy way to handle this is to use OR logic:
if($aaa->synthesis1($search) or $abc->synthesis2($search) or $abcd->synthesis3($search))
{
echo "Match Found: $search";
break;
}
else
{
echo "Please try again or try another reaction.";
}