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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:36:57 +0000
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To: Levi Morrison <levim@php.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Proposal fo "Code-free constructors declaration"
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins)

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On Fri, 25 Jan 2019 at 15:37, Levi Morrison <levim@php.net> wrote:

>
> If you have any more complex of a need (such as private variables)
> then I think you should write the constructor. The reason is that if
> you have private variables, you need to establish a public API
> contract.
>

Right, which is why I think this is solving a different problem.

The OP was proposing a syntax that would allow you to simplify cases like
"call parent constructor with this constant, then set these 3 properties";
a call-time syntax like this is no use for that.

Regards,
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Rowan Collins
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