returning boolean on class method - php

Question

I have a class with a couple of methods
deleteUploadedFile() and currentUploadedFiles().
currentUploadedFiles(), basically loops over a session array and displays it on screen, simple as. Code sample:
function currentUploadedFiles()
{
if(isset($_SESSION['fileArray']) && $this->count > 0)
{
echo '<p style="clear:both">Current files uploaded list:</p>';
echo '<ol>';
foreach($_SESSION['fileListing'] as $key => $value )
{
echo '<li>'. $value .' [Remove File]</li>';
}
echo "</ol>\n\r";
echo "<p> Current file size allowance: ". $this->_returnRemainingSessionFileSize() ." of 8 MB";
} else {
echo '<p style="clear:both">No files have been uploaded yet</p>';
}
if($this->deleteUploadedFile() === true)
{
echo '<p>File has now been deleted from our records.</p>';
}
}
the deleteUploadedFile() method, basically when form is submitted it deletes file from the server and removes the entry from the session array. Sample code:
function deleteUploadedFile()
{
(int) $id = $_GET['id'];
(bool) $deleted = false;
if (file_exists($this->target_path.'/'.$_SESSION['fileArray'][$id]))
{
$_SESSION['fileSize'] -= $this->_checkSessionFileSize($id);
if (unlink($this->target_path.'/'.$_SESSION['fileArray'][$id]))
{
$deleted = true; //'<p>File has now been deleted from our records.</p>';
unset($_SESSION['fileArray'][$id]);
unset($_SESSION['fileListing'][$id]);
}
}
return $deleted;
}
my controller, basically checks if file id# isset, then checks if the array id# isset, then calls the deleteUploadedFile() method and then calls the currentUploadedFiles() method.
Question is, why when I var_dump $deleted var in deleteUploadedFile() I get bool(true) but inside the currentUploadedFiles() method I get bool(false). Sounds like I'm messing up the scope somehow?

Answer 1

Looks like $deleted is in the local scope of the delete function.
Something like the following should work.
class theClass
{
function __construct()
{
$this->deleted = false
}
function delete()
{
$this->deleted = true;
}
function upload()
{
var_dump($this->deleted);
}
}