diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/constructors-and-destructors.html')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/constructors-and-destructors.html | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/constructors-and-destructors.html b/documentation/constructors-and-destructors.html index 292aa60..a28f371 100644 --- a/documentation/constructors-and-destructors.html +++ b/documentation/constructors-and-destructors.html @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int main() </p> <p> The above program crashes (some compilers even refuse to compile this). - Unlike similar code in PHP. In PHP, when the __construct() method + In PHP however, when the __construct() method gets called, the object is already fully initialized and it is perfectly legal to make calls to abstract methods that are implemented in derived classes, as you can see in the following example. @@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ $d = new DERIVED(); <p> This PHP script correctly outputs 'doSomething()'. This happens because the __construct() method in PHP is not a real constructor. It constructs nothing, it - has access to all members (that already are constructed), and (when available) - also the base class and overridden methods. In fact, __construct() is a very + has access to all members, and (when available) + also the base class and overridden methods. In fact, __construct() is not a + constructor at all, but a very normal method that just happens to be the first method that is called right after the object is constructed, and that is called automatically. </p> |