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ReflectionClass
Creates a new class instance without invoking the constructor.

ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor

(PHP >= 5.4.0)

ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor — Creates a new class instance without invoking the constructor.

Description

public object ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor ( void )

Creates a new instance of the class without invoking the constructor.

Parameters

Return Values

Errors/Exceptions

A ReflectionException if the class is an internal class that cannot be instantiated without invoking the constructor.

See Also

ReflectionClass::newInstance() - Creates a new class instance from given arguments.
ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs() - Creates a new class instance from given arguments.