Does child class call parent constructor?

Define a constructor in the child class To call the constructor of the parent class from the constructor of the child class, you use the parent::__construct(arguments) syntax . The syntax for calling the parent constructor is the same as a regular method.

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Note: Parent constructors are not called implicitly if the child class defines a constructor . In order to run a parent constructor, a call to parent::__construct() within the child constructor is required.

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