What is constructor and destructor?

1.	What is constructor and destructor?
Answer» Constructor and Destructor both are SPECIAL functions which are automatically called when an object is created and destroyed. Example Constructor class Animal { public $name = "No-name animal"; public function __construct() { ECHO "I'm ALIVE!"; } } Destructor class Animal { public $name = "No-name animal"; public function __construct($name) { echo "I'm alive!"; $this-&GT;name = $name; } public function __destruct() { echo "I'm dead now :("; } } $animal = NEW Animal("Bob"); echo "Name of the animal: " . $animal->name;

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Constructor and Destructor both are SPECIAL functions which are automatically called when an object is created and destroyed.

Example

Constructor

class Animal

{

public $name = "No-name animal";

public function __construct() {

}

Destructor

class Animal {

public $name = "No-name animal";

public function __construct($name) {

echo "I'm alive!";

$this-&GT;name = $name;

}

public function __destruct() {

echo "I'm dead now :(";

}

$animal = NEW Animal("Bob");

echo "Name of the animal: " . $animal->name;

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