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How do you call a constructor for a parent class?

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Use the parent keyword like so:

class parentClass
{
   // magic call to constructor -> __construct
   function __construct()
   {
      //...
   }
}

class childClass extends parentClass
{
   function __construct()
   {
      parent::__construct();
      // ...
   }
}

OR

class parentClass
{
   function parentClass()
   {
      //...
   }
}

class childClass extends parentClass
{
   function childClass()
   {
      parent::parentClass();
      // ...
   }
}

EDIT: You can add parameters to your constructors and parent calls as needed.

Edited by darkagn because: n/a
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