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<?php class Foo { private $foo; protected function __construct($spam){ $this->foo = $spam; } public function getFoo() { return $this->foo; } } function instantiate_private_ctor($class /*, $...args */) { $args = array_slice(func_get_args(), 1); $extClass = $class . '__Ext'; if (!class_exists($extClass)) { $ns = ltrim(dirname($extClass), '\\'); $name = basename($extClass); $namespace = $ns && $ns !== '.' ? 'namespace ' . $ns . ';' : ''; 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 $reflClass->newInstanceArgs($args); } $args = 'bacon'; $class = 'Foo'; $reflClass = new \ReflectionClass($class); $instance = instantiatePrivateCtor($class, 'bacon'); echo $instance->getFoo();
Output for 7.0.0 - 7.0.33, 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.34, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.18, 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function instantiatePrivateCtor() in /in/oWZI7:43 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/oWZI7 on line 43
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.3.0 - 5.3.29, 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.40
Fatal error: Call to undefined function instantiatePrivateCtor() in /in/oWZI7 on line 43
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.2.3 - 5.2.17
Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in /in/oWZI7 on line 35 Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in /in/oWZI7 on line 41 Fatal error: Call to undefined function instantiatePrivateCtor() in /in/oWZI7 on line 43
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.2
<br /> <b>Warning</b>: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in <b>/in/oWZI7</b> on line <b>35</b><br /> <br /> <b>Warning</b>: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in <b>/in/oWZI7</b> on line <b>41</b><br /> <br /> <b>Fatal error</b>: Call to undefined function instantiatePrivateCtor() in <b>/in/oWZI7</b> on line <b>43</b><br />
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.4.2 - 4.4.9
<br /> <b>Parse error</b>: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in <b>/in/oWZI7</b> on line <b>3</b><br />
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.1, 4.3.5 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.1
<br /> <b>Parse error</b>: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in <b>/in/oWZI7</b> on line <b>3</b><br />
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.2 - 4.3.4
<br /> <b>Parse error</b>: parse error, expecting `T_OLD_FUNCTION' or `T_FUNCTION' or `T_VAR' or `'}'' in <b>/in/oWZI7</b> on line <b>3</b><br />
Process exited with code 255.

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