Constructor Basic Differences

• C++

• • Constructors have specific name
  • Child and Parents both have constructors
  • Instantiating child calls both constructors
  • example1.cpp

• Perl

• • Constructors can be called anything
  • • convention is to call them “new”
  • Only Parent has constructor
  • • Typically _init method called from constructor
    • • Allows child class to do its initialization
  • example1.pl