calling base class constructor from sub subclass

Without refering to the base class by name ie. parent::parent?

[penders]

I have a base class A. Class B extends A. Class C extends B.

Class B's constructor calls the constructor in the base class with the parent:: prefix.

1. How can I call the constructor in the base class from C's constructor without referring directly to the name of the base class? ie. A::__construct(). I would like to keep it more flexible/relative in a parent::parent:: or top:: kind of way?!

2. Or may be (in true OOP style) I should restructure the code so that calling the constructor in the parent::parent:: is unneccesary?

Thanks.

[daveVk]

Class B's constructor should call class A's constructor, so as to be self contained.

Class C's constructor should only call class B's constructor.

[penders]

Yeah I must admit #1 (calling the base class constructor from a sub subclass) did not hang together particularly cleanly in the OOP hierarchy. I've restructured it so that Class C only calls class B's constructor. Thanks.