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<?php class Foo { private $foo; private function __construct($spam){ $this->foo = $spam; } public function getFoo() { return $this->foo; } } function instantiatePrivateCtor($class /*, $...args */) { $args = array_slice(func_get_args(), 1); $extClass = $class . '__Ext'; if (!class_exists($extClass)) { $ns = ltrim(dirname($extClass), '\\'); $name = basename($extClass); if ($ns && $ns !== '.') { $namespace = 'namespace ' . $ns . ';'; } var_dump($ns, $name); eval(" $namespace class $name extends $class { public function __construct() { \$args = func_get_args(); call_user_func_array('parent::__construct', \$args); } } "); } $reflClass = new \ReflectionClass($extClass); return $reflClass->hewInstanceArgs($args); } $args = 'bacon'; $class = 'Foo'; $reflClass = new \ReflectionClass($class); $instance = instantiatePrivateCtor($class, 'bacon'); echo $instance->getFoo();