# Calling a class constructor - Thread: https://externals.io/message/37366 - Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/37366 - Started by Sam Barrow on 2008-04-30T16:57:41+00:00 - Messages: 9 - Reply by email to internals@lists.php.net - More for agents: search with https://externals.io/search.md?q={query} · JSON API at https://externals.io/api · documentation at https://externals.io/llms.txt --- ## #37366 — Sam Barrow — 2008-04-30T16:57:41+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37366 Currently there is no way to call a class constructor using call_user_func or something similar, the only way is to use a reflection object which is useless overhead and takes a few lines of code. This would be very useful to be able to do create_new(string $class, array $constructor_args) Does anyone else see a need for this? --- ## #37368 — Stanislav Malyshev — 2008-04-30T17:03:29+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37368 · In reply to: #37366 Hi! > create_new(string $class, array $constructor_args) You can create new object via ReflectionClass::newInstance. -- Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Software Architect stas@zend.com http://www.zend.com/ (408)253-8829 MSN: stas@zend.com --- ## #37370 — Sam Barrow — 2008-04-30T17:05:39+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37370 · In reply to: #37368 > Hi! > > > […] > > You can create new object via ReflectionClass::newInstance. Still, that just seems unnecessary, I usually compile without the reflection stuff because i never use it. I'd like to be able to use this like call_user_func, I'm pretty much doing the same thing. > -- > Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Software Architect > stas@zend.com http://www.zend.com/ > (408)253-8829 MSN: stas@zend.com --- ## #37371 — Hannes Magnusson — 2008-04-30T17:09:26+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37371 · In reply to: #37366 > create_new(string $class, array $constructor_args) > > Does anyone else see a need for this? No. Have you considered subscribing to php-general@? Could you please first direct these questions to php-general@ and gather feedback from there before you post it here? You have been causing a massive amount of completely useless mails for the last weeks, which is getting very annoying. If you could first discuss these things on the general user list, or even do a quick poll on your blog, before bringing them further into the internals development list I would really appreciate it. -Hannes --- ## #37374 — Sam Barrow — 2008-04-30T17:15:54+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37374 · In reply to: #37371 > > > […] > > No. > Have you considered subscribing to php-general@? > > Could you please first direct these questions to php-general@ and > gather feedback from there before you post it here? > You have been causing a massive amount of completely useless mails for > the last weeks, which is getting very annoying. > If you could first discuss these things on the general user list, or > even do a quick poll on your blog, before bringing them further into > the internals development list I would really appreciate it. I emailed about return type hinting, array access on function returns (1 or 2 emails), and calling class constructors dynamically (1 email). I want to see if there's a need for any of this and then submit a patch, I'm not just talking; I've spent quite a bit of time writing code. PHP generals isn't going to help me with any of this, they're going to tell me what I already know. > -Hannes --- ## #37384 — Lars Strojny — 2008-04-30T19:17:07+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37384 · In reply to: #37370 Hi all, esp. Johannes, Am Mittwoch, den 30.04.2008, 13:05 -0400 schrieb Sam Barrow: [...] > Still, that just seems unnecessary, I usually compile without the > reflection stuff because i never use it. I'd like to be able to use this > like call_user_func, I'm pretty much doing the same thing. Oh, good hint. As the we already have hard enabling changes (SPL, PCRE) in 5.3, shouldn't we force enabling reflections? cu, Lars --- ## #37385 — Antony Dovgal — 2008-04-30T19:22:19+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37385 · In reply to: #37384 > Hi all, esp. Johannes, > > Am Mittwoch, den 30.04.2008, 13:05 -0400 schrieb Sam Barrow: > [...] > > […] > > Oh, good hint. As the we already have hard enabling changes (SPL, PCRE) > in 5.3, shouldn't we force enabling reflections? Yes, I believe a feature like this should be always enabled, as it's actually a part of the language/engine. -- Wbr, Antony Dovgal --- ## #37399 — Marcus Boerger — 2008-05-02T10:03:52+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37399 · In reply to: #37385 Hello Antony, Johannes, seeing this thread I agree. So that makes the list: PCRE, Reflection, SPL. Johannes? Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 9:22:19 PM, you wrote: > > > […] > Yes, I believe a feature like this should be always enabled, > as it's actually a part of the language/engine. > -- > Wbr, > Antony Dovgal Best regards, Marcus --- ## #37400 — johannes@php.net — 2008-05-02T11:29:20+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/37366#37400 · In reply to: #37399 > Hello Antony, Johannes, > > seeing this thread I agree. So that makes the list: PCRE, Reflection, SPL. > Johannes? I was under the impression that was already the case for Reflection, so I don't mind. johannes