Re: Getting parent constructor called in a class chain - PHP 4.3.4 C extension

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Erkka Marjakangas wrote: > Hello! > > Not sure if this is the most proper place for discussing PHP > extensions, so blame me if I'm in a totally wrong place here ;-) It is :) > How do I tell PHP (4.3.4) / Zend engine to automatically call parent > constructors when creating a class that has parents in an extension? > > Or if it cannot be done automatically, what would be the way to call > the parent constructor? It is not done automatically > ZEND_FUNCTION(stringitem) > { > //TODO: should I call item ctor manually here, if so, how? Can't it be automated? > add_property_string(this_ptr, "stringitem_str", > "ThisIsStringItemClass",1); > } > ... > ---Code--- > > I can always isolate the constructors to their own functions and call > them manually in appropriate places to get properties of the parent > class(es) initialized, but it sounds like a kludge and I' sure there's > an automated way to do this since methods get inherited.... There is no automated way for that, but what you can do is adding: zif_item(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAM_PASSTHRU); at the locattion of "TODO". This *might* work. (Please also note that it is always smart to prefix your functions/classes with the extension name to prevent naming clashes).. Derick