Re: Re: Why isn't base class constructors or destructors required to be called? (was: Re: [PHP-DEV] Return type hints)

> >> When would the constructor be called automatically? I've used Delphi > >> and you use the inherit verb (or inherited - long time ago - can't > >> remember exactly). In PHP parent::__construct (though I think > >> parent::__METHOD__ would be cleaner as this removes ambiguity on the > >> actual name for all inherited methods). > > > Well, let's look at C++, which I'm most familiar with. > > PHP is not C++ Ah, I was kind of waiting for that one... :) Yet, that says absolutely nothing about why PHP works the way it does. > and speaking of constructors and destrcutors PHP goes morethe Delphi way. If constructors/destructors are not "the PHP way", then why even have them? > We do not claim to follow any other language precisely, PHP is > it's own language with its own feature set. Naturally, but is it unreasonable to think that there's a reason for the way things work in PHP...? And to ask _why_ PHP doesn't let you ensure that a class has its constructor/destructor called? Why implement constructors/destructors in such a way that they may - or may not - be called? "Do you feel lucky?" Regards, Terje