+/**
+ * Marks a constructor as deprecated and informs when it has been used.
+ *
+ * Similar to _deprecated_function(), but with different strings. Used to
+ * remove PHP4 style constructors.
+ *
+ * The current behavior is to trigger a user error if `WP_DEBUG` is true.
+ *
+ * This function is to be used in every PHP4 style constructor method that is deprecated.
+ *
+ * @since 4.3.0
+ * @access private
+ *
+ * @param string $class The class containing the deprecated constructor.
+ * @param string $version The version of WordPress that deprecated the function.
+ */
+function _deprecated_constructor( $class, $version ) {
+
+ /**
+ * Fires when a deprecated constructor is called.
+ *
+ * @since 4.3.0
+ *
+ * @param string $class The class containing the deprecated constructor.
+ * @param string $version The version of WordPress that deprecated the function.
+ */
+ do_action( 'deprecated_constructor_run', $class, $version );
+
+ /**
+ * Filter whether to trigger an error for deprecated functions.
+ *
+ * `WP_DEBUG` must be true in addition to the filter evaluating to true.
+ *
+ * @since 4.3.0
+ *
+ * @param bool $trigger Whether to trigger the error for deprecated functions. Default true.
+ */
+ if ( WP_DEBUG && apply_filters( 'deprecated_constructor_trigger_error', true ) ) {
+ if ( function_exists( '__' ) ) {
+ trigger_error( sprintf( __( 'The called constructor method for %1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.' ), $class, $version, '<pre>__construct()</pre>' ) );
+ } else {
+ trigger_error( sprintf( 'The called constructor method for %1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.', $class, $version, '<pre>__construct()</pre>' ) );
+ }
+ }
+
+}
+