Re: Re: Class::__construct() vs. $this->__construct()

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:39:15 -0500, Philippe Jausions <Philippe.Jausions@11abacus.com> wrote: > Joe Stump wrote: > > What would the difference between: > > > > $this->__construct(); > > > > and > > > > Class::__construct() be? > > > > I'm asking in regards to making my PHP4 classes "forward thinking" in > > regards to an upgrade to PHP5. I'd like the code to nicely run in both > > PHP4 and PHP5 and I've seen it done both ways. Is there a difference? > > > > class Foo extends Bar > > { > > function Foo() > > { > > Foo::__construct(); // Or should it be $this->__construct(); > > } > > > > function __construct() > > { > > parent::__construct(); > > } > > } > > > > Thoughts? > > > > --Joe > > > > Use $this->__construct() in the PHP 4 class constructor only. By Calling > "Foo::__construct()" you're calling a static method, unrelated to the > current instance. > > "parent::" is magic so the scope remains within the current instance. > As said earlier, this is incorrect. Both will do the same thing if Foo is the name of the class. $this stays set wherever you go once you're in a class method. -- Justin Patrin