--TEST-- Lazy objects: virtual hooked property fetch may initialize object if hook observes object state --FILE-- _a; } } public int $b = 1; public function __construct(int $a) { var_dump(__METHOD__); $this->_a = $a; $this->b = 2; } } function test(string $name, object $obj) { printf("# %s:\n", $name); var_dump($obj); $a = &$obj->a; var_dump($a); var_dump($obj); } $reflector = new ReflectionClass(C::class); $obj = $reflector->newLazyGhost(function ($obj) { var_dump("initializer"); $obj->__construct(1); }); test('Ghost', $obj); $obj = $reflector->newLazyProxy(function ($obj) { var_dump("initializer"); return new C(1); }); test('Proxy', $obj); --EXPECTF-- # Ghost: lazy ghost object(C)#%d (0) { ["b"]=> uninitialized(int) } string(11) "initializer" string(14) "C::__construct" int(1) object(C)#%d (2) { ["_a"]=> &int(1) ["b"]=> int(2) } # Proxy: lazy proxy object(C)#%d (0) { ["b"]=> uninitialized(int) } string(11) "initializer" string(14) "C::__construct" int(1) lazy proxy object(C)#%d (1) { ["instance"]=> object(C)#%d (2) { ["_a"]=> &int(1) ["b"]=> int(2) } }