2013/11/22 Sachin Raut <imsachinraut@xxxxxxxxx> > I am learning PHP & came across that code in the book, hence thought to > clear the doubt. Inheritance would have solved that issue. > > Could you please tell me which "design patterns" are recommended. > That depends on which problem you actually want to solve. > > Thanks > Sachin Raut > > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Stuart Dallas <stuart@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 22 Nov 2013, at 14:03, Sachin Raut <imsachinraut@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Thanks Stuart. Will remember your advise. > > > > Great, but you didn’t answer the question. What you’re looking to do here > > is really bad design, and there’s definitely a better way of doing it. > > > > -Stuart > > > > -- > > Stuart Dallas > > 3ft9 Ltd > > http://3ft9.com/ > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Stuart Dallas <stuart@xxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > On 22 Nov 2013, at 13:33, Sachin Raut <imsachinraut@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > Query relate to constructors > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Friends, > > > > > > > > I am reading PHP book & it says that unrelated constructors can be > > invoked > > > > as follows. > > > > > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > > > > > class A > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > function __construct() > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > echo "This is A's constructor"; > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > class B > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > function __construct() > > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > A::__construct(); > > > > > > > > echo "This is B's constructor"; > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > $obj=new B(); > > > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > > > But i am getting an error "Non-static method A::__construct() cannot > be > > > > called statically". > > > > > > > > > > > > Can someone please throw some light if there is anything i am missing > > in > > > > above code. > > > > > > Your PHP book is out of date. Methods must now be declared as static if > > they are to be called statically, otherwise you cannot call them > statically. > > > > > > The more important question is why the heck you would want to do what > > you’re trying to do? Calling another class’s constructor seems like a > > really really really bad idea, not to mention completely daft. > > > > > > -Stuart > > > > > > -- > > > Stuart Dallas > > > 3ft9 Ltd > > > http://3ft9.com/ > > > > > > > > -- github.com/KingCrunch