There are a number of methods that can be implemented in a class for the purpose of being called internally by the PHP engine. These are known as magic methods
, and they are easy to recognize because they all start with two underscores. Table 22-1 lists the magic methods that have been discussed so far.
Table 22-1
Magic Methods
Name | Description |
|---|---|
__construct(...) | Called when creating a new instance. |
__destruct() | Called when object has no references left. |
__call($name, $array) | Called when invoking inaccessible methods in an object context. |
__callStatic($name, $array) | Called when invoking inaccessible ... |
