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<?php class ParentClass {} class Child extends ParentClass { public function foo(): ParentClass { return new parent(); } } var_dump((new Child())->foo());
Output for 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.1 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.33, 8.2.0 - 8.2.29, 8.3.0 - 8.3.27, 8.4.1 - 8.4.14
object(ParentClass)#2 (0) { }

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