PHP only supports single inheritance: a child class can inherit only from one single parent.
So, what if a class needs to inherit multiple behaviors? OOP traits solve this problem.
Traits are used to declare methods that can be used in multiple classes. Traits can have methods and abstract methods that can be used in multiple classes, and the methods can have any access modifier (public, private, or protected). Continue reading PHP OOP – Traits
A destructor is called when the object is destructed or the script is stopped or exited.
If you create a __destruct() function, PHP will automatically call this function at the end of the script.
Notice that the destruct function starts with two underscores (__)! Continue reading PHP OOP – Destructor
A constructor allows you to initialize an object’s properties upon creation of the object.
If you create a __construct() function, PHP will automatically call this function when you create an object from a class.
Notice that the construct function starts with two underscores (__)!
We see in the example below, that using a constructor saves us from calling the set_name() method which reduces the amount of code: Continue reading PHP OOP – Constructor
