## public Vote::__construct

### Description    

```php
public Vote->__construct ( array|string $ranking [, array|string|null $tags = null , ?float $ownTimestamp = null , ?CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Election $electionContext = null] )
```

Build a vote object.
    

##### **ranking:** *```array|string```*   
Equivalent to Vote::setRanking method.    


##### **tags:** *```array|string|null```*   
Equivalent to Vote::addTags method.    


##### **ownTimestamp:** *```?float```*   
Set your own timestamp metadata on Ranking.    


##### **electionContext:** *```?CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Election```*   
Try to convert directly your candidates from sting input" to Candidate object of one election.    


### Throws:   

* ```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Throwable\VoteInvalidFormatException```

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### Related method(s)      

* [Vote::setRanking](../Vote%20Class/public%20Vote--setRanking.md)    
* [Vote::addTags](../Vote%20Class/public%20Vote--addTags.md)    

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### Examples and explanation

* **[Manual - Add Vote](https://github.com/julien-boudry/Condorcet/wiki/II-%23-B.-Vote-management-%23-1.-Add-Vote)**