- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$className = "SplFileInfo";
$reflection = new ReflectionClass($className);
$instance = $reflection->newInstanceWithoutConstructor();
var_dump($instance);
/*$serializedString = sprintf(
'%s:%d:"%s":0:{}',
'O',
strlen($className),
$className
);
unserialize($serializedString);*/