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[Matthew Terenzio]

> Thus, in Java you have multiple constructors because you have to, in  
> PHP you can't have multiple constructors because you don't ever have  
> to.

So,  put the max number of parameters that could be passed in the  
constructor and just pass arg1, arg2 to the max upon instantiation,  
depending on the situation?



On Sep 29, 2004, at 6:56 PM, Phillip Powell wrote:

> Matthew Terenzio wrote:
>
>> Can I have multiple constructors, a certain one being called  
>> depending on the number or type of parameters passed to the class  
>> upon instantiation.
>>
>> PHP 5 - if so, any gotchas that one might expect from similar OOP  
>> languages that won't work here.
>>
>> Matt
>
>
> Unfortunately no, but then again, most would argue that multiple  
> constructors are a bad thing.  Unlike in Java, where parameters are  
> not allowed to be set as optional, PHP allows for this at the expense  
> of uniquely-named constructors.
>
>
>
> Phil
>
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