From: michael dot patrick dot mcnally at gmail dot com
Operating system: Windows Vista
PHP version: 5.2.11
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: __construct Method Chaining
Description:
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Method chaining is very impressive when done properly. For example:
$location = new location();
$location->city('Boston')->state('Massachusetts')->getMap();
In JavaScript, it is possible to chain from the constructor, like this:
new location.city('Boston').state('Massachusetts').getMap();
Where in PHP, the equivalent would be:
new location()->city('Boston')->state('Massachusetts')->getMap();
Is there a reason why the __construct of a class cannot return itself for
method chaining like its' methods? When I try, I receive a Parse Error.
Thank you!
Reproduce code:
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>From manual page: language.oop5
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PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50442&r=php4
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