Re: Properly handling multiple constructors.

On 24 March 2010 15:51, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote: > Yes you can do that also, you seemed to want constructors though :) As for > misused... variable parameters with mixed types is common enough that I > wouldn't call it misuse. It's succinct and solves a problem. Look at the > printf() family of functions. As multiple constructors were a no-go, I wanted an alternative. As I'm working on this, I'm getting feedback from other people. The connector needs to be a singleton - this is currently missing from the original app. Something I wasn't told! (Well, maybe someone may have mentioned it once). The static "constructors" (for that is what they end up doing) along with the appropriate singleton logic would seem to suffice and be a perfect match. Thanks for all your help. I'm trying to learn ZF as well as port this unfinished app. Regards, Richard. -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html EE4Free : http://www.experts-exchange.com/becomeAnExpert.jsp Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling