code = $mycode; } function pop() { return $this->lookup("pop"); } function area() { return $this->lookup("area"); } function pop_density() { return $this->pop() / $this->area(); } function lookup($item) { $db = mysql_connect("euclid.nmu.edu", "randy", ""); mysql_select_db("nations", $db); $query = "select $item from nations where code = '$this->code';"; #echo $query; $result = mysql_query($query, $db); $ans = mysql_fetch_row($result); return $ans[0]; } } ?>