#28459 [Opn->Ver]: Documentation and Object/class problem

ID: 28459 Updated by: vrana@php.net Reported By: alpzrjvr at hotmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Verified Bug Type: Class/Object related -Operating System: Slackware 9.0 +Operating System: Slackware 9.0, Windows XP -PHP Version: 4.3.6 +PHP Version: 4.3.8 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-05-20 20:04:59] alpzrjvr at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ http://cr2.php.net/language.oop.constructor PHP manual says: In PHP 3, the function B() in class A will suddenly become a constructor in class B, although it was never intended to be. The rule in PHP 3 is: 'A constructor is a function of the same name as the class.'. PHP 3 does not care if the function is being defined in class B, or if it has been inherited. This is fixed in PHP 4 by modifying the rule to: 'A constructor is a function of the same name as the class it is being defined in.'. Thus in PHP 4, the class B would have no constructor function of its own and the constructor of the base class would have been called, printing 'I am the constructor of A.<br />'. But, I test the script in diferent PHP's versions and the result was: "I am a regular function named B in class A. I am not a constructor in A." ... with PHP 4.x.x . Reproduce code: --------------- <? class A { function A() { echo "I am the constructor of A.<br />\n"; } function B() { echo "I am a regular function named B in class A.<br />\n"; echo "I am not a constructor in A.<br />\n"; } } class B extends A { function C() { echo "I am a regular function.<br />\n"; } } $b = new B(); or $b = new B; (also works) ?> Expected result: ---------------- I am the constructor of A. Actual result: -------------- I am a regular function named B in class A. I am not a constructor in A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=28459&edit=1