--TEST-- Lazy objects: serialize initializes object --FILE-- a = 1; } } $reflector = new ReflectionClass(C::class); print "# Ghost:\n"; $obj = $reflector->newLazyGhost(function ($obj) { var_dump("initializer"); $obj->__construct(); }); var_dump(serialize($obj)); print "# Proxy:\n"; $obj = $reflector->newLazyProxy(function ($obj) { var_dump("initializer"); return new C(); }); var_dump(serialize($obj)); --EXPECTF-- # Ghost: string(11) "initializer" string(14) "C::__construct" string(24) "O:1:"C":1:{s:1:"a";i:1;}" # Proxy: string(11) "initializer" string(14) "C::__construct" string(24) "O:1:"C":1:{s:1:"a";i:1;}"