Extend Class with Final Constructor on PHP

Question

I want extend class which have final constructor (in my case it\'s SimpleXMLElement), but i have problems because when i use:

    class myclass extends Simpl         


        

Answer 1

Well, final means final. No overriding the method. Even if you ask nicely. I suggest adding a static make() method to your new class. Something like:

class myclass extends SimpleXMLElement { 
    static function make($data, $xmlVersion='1.0', $xmlEncoding='ISO-8859-1', $rootName='root'){ 
        $obj=parent::__construct($data); 
        $obj->x=$xmlVersion;
        $obj->e=$xmlEncoding;
        $obj->r=$rootName;

        return $obj;
    } 
}