create_class_variable_in_function.php

class MyClass {
  // add one member var that holds all the data
  private $myMagicData = array();

  private $another_var;

  function __construct($data){
    $this->example = $data; // this will auto-call the __set function
    $this->another_var = $data; // this won't, since $this->another_var was declared above
  }

  function __get($name) {
    return array_key_exists($name, $this->myMagicData) ? $this->myMagicData[$name] : null;
  }

  function __set($name, $value) {
    $this->myMagicData[$name] = $value;
  }

  function exampleFunction(){
    $test = $this->example; // this will auto-call the __get function
    $another_test = $this->another_var; // this won't
  }
}