note 55524 deleted from language.oop5.decon by levim

Note Submitter: stanley dot turnteen at gmail dot com ---- IMHO using func_get_args() is superior to constructor polymorphism, because you don't have to define constructors for every possible way a class can be initialized. The pattern I use looks like this; all you have to do is pass the parameters in the correct order. <?php class Movie { public $title; public $director; public $stars; public $year_released; public function __construct() { $args = func_get_args(); foreach(array("title", "director", "stars", "year_released") as $i) { if(empty($args)) { break; } $this->$i = array_shift($args); } } } ?>