From cd6ae7f26198d463a881c9a99012dc06cf9502cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Buch <daniel.buch@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:03:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Creating pets with static method

---
 c&s20150725/inheritance.php | 16 ++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/c&s20150725/inheritance.php b/c&s20150725/inheritance.php
index dcbf31a..9357c9a 100644
--- a/c&s20150725/inheritance.php
+++ b/c&s20150725/inheritance.php
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ class Pet {
   public $name;
   public $isRunning = false;
 
+  private function __construct()
+  {}
+
+  public static function create($name)
+  {
+    $newPet = new static;
+    $newPet->name = $name;
+    return $newPet;
+  }
+
   public function run()
   {
     $this->isRunning = true;
@@ -24,8 +34,7 @@ class Dog extends Pet {
   }
 }
 
-$cat = new Pet();
-$cat->name = 'Felix';
+$cat = Pet::create('Felix');
 
 var_dump($cat);
 
@@ -33,8 +42,7 @@ $cat->run();
 
 var_dump($cat);
 
-$dog = new Dog();
-$dog->name = 'Fido';
+$dog = Dog::create('Fido');
 
 var_dump($dog);