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<?php

// Define a new class called MyClass
class MyClass
{
  /**
   * @var int
   */
  // Define a private property called "myProperty" and initialize it to 0
  private int $myProperty = 0;

// Define a public method called "getMyProperty" that returns the value of "myProperty"
  public function getMyProperty(): int
  {
    return $this->myProperty;
  }

// Define a public method called "setMyProperty" that takes an integer value and sets "myProperty" to that value
  public function setMyProperty(int $value): void
  {
    $this->myProperty = $value;
  }
}

// Create a new instance of MyClass called "myObject"
$myObject = new MyClass();

// Call the "getMyProperty" method on "myObject" and store the result in a variable called "value"
$value = $myObject->getMyProperty();

// Output the value of "value"
echo "The initial value of myProperty is: " . $value . "\n";

// Call the "setMyProperty" method on "myObject" and set "myProperty" to 42
$myObject->setMyProperty(42);

// Call the "getMyProperty" method on "myObject" again and store the result in "value"
$value = $myObject->getMyProperty();

// Output the new value of "value"
echo "The new value of myProperty is: " . $value . "\n";

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