note 51188 added to language.oop5

Multiple methods with same name but different signature does not compile. trying to do: <?php public function __construct(string $myString) { // do something with string } public function __construct(int $myInt) { // do something with int } ?> does not work, perhaps because you cant do type hinting with string and int, but then you should be able to create them as objects, which would give: <?php public function __construct(String $myString) { // do something with string } public function __construct(Integer $myInt) { // do something with int } ?> but that don't work either so you need to do: <?php public function __construct($myString=null,$myInt=null) { if (!is_null($myInt)) { // do something with int } else if (!is_null($myString)) { // do something with string } else { throw new Exception("Error: __construct called without string *OR* int"; } } ?> Hans Duedal // http://www.lintoo.dk/ ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+51188 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51188&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51188&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51188&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51188&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51188&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+51188&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php