adding parent::__construct() in the constructors of both Parent and Child should do what you want.
Jasper Evert | Rooftop wrote: > Hi List, > > Sorry if this is the wrong list for this kind of stuff.. I'd be happy to > re-post this to the users mailing list. > > With the recent updates that will raise E_STRICT on static calls that > are non static, how do we properly do the following.. > > I have a class named 'GrandParent' a class named 'Parent' and a class > named 'Child' > > GrandParent has a constructor, Parent overrides it and Child does too.. > What if I want to call GrandParent's constructor from the child? > > Most languages allow this through casting the class into the ancestor > and call then call the method, but I can't do this with PHP, or can I ? > The other solution (right now) would be GrandParent::__construct(), but > this is not OOP anymore.. So it seems kind of weird that we get limited > in functionality, for OOP-ness, but not adding the functionality to > solve common design problems that we're raised by introducing this.. > > Will we get casting in the future? > > Evert > -- Jasper Bryant-Greene Director Album Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] +64 21 708 334 / 0800 425 286 http://www.albumltd.co.nz/ -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
