# Late defined classes

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/43421
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/43421
- Started by Paul Tarjan on 2009-03-20T01:28:39+00:00
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## #43421 — Paul Tarjan — 2009-03-20T01:28:39+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/43421#43421

Hi all,

This works (albeit with an abstract class error):

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class Result implements Countable { }
$result = new Result();
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Switching their order:

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$result = new Result();
class Result implements Countable { }
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gives : 

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Fatal error: Class 'Result' not found in /tmp/not_defined.php on line 2
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If I remove the interface, everything is peachy:

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$result = new Result();
class Result { }
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So as a user of PHP I was quite surprised that a class with an interface
must be in the code flow to be defined.

Is there anything (easy) that we can do to support this case?

Thanks
Paul