--TEST-- Lazy objects: fetch skipped property does not initialize object --FILE-- a = $a; $this->b = 2; } } function test(string $name, object $obj) { printf("# %s:\n", $name); $reflector = new ReflectionClass($obj); $reflector->getProperty('a')->skipLazyInitialization($obj); $reflector->getProperty('b')->skipLazyInitialization($obj); $reflector->getProperty('c')->skipLazyInitialization($obj); var_dump($obj); var_dump($obj->a); var_dump($obj->b); try { var_dump($obj->c); } catch (Error $e) { printf("%s\n", $e->getMessage()); } var_dump($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', $obj); --EXPECTF-- # Ghost: object(C)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> NULL ["b"]=> int(1) ["c"]=> uninitialized(int) } NULL int(1) Typed property C::$c must not be accessed before initialization object(C)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> NULL ["b"]=> int(1) ["c"]=> uninitialized(int) } # Proxy: object(C)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> NULL ["b"]=> int(1) ["c"]=> uninitialized(int) } NULL int(1) Typed property C::$c must not be accessed before initialization object(C)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> NULL ["b"]=> int(1) ["c"]=> uninitialized(int) }