[Php Construct]

	class person {

	var $name;
		public $height;
		protected $social_insurance;
		private $pinn_number;

		function __construct($persons_name) {
			$this->name = $persons_name;
		}
		function set_name($new_name){
			$this->name = $new_name;
		}
		function get_name(){
			return $this->name;
		}
}

class employee extends person{
	function __construct($employee_name) {
		$this->set_name($employee_name);
	}
}

 

so to use the classes above, using __construct() allows access to set_name and get_name when I call a new object of employee?

 

I'm still struggling to grasp it.

[Php Construct]

I am following the tutorial on Object Oriented PHP (which is something I've always struggled to grasp) and I'm using __construct() throughout the tutorial. Can you explain it in layman's terms as I'm struggle to understand it?

 

For example:

 

	class employee extends person {
	function __construct($employee_name) {
		$this->set_name($employee_name);
	}
}

Why is the __construct() needed here?

 

Many thanks

 

Spock.