--TEST-- Lazy objects: readonly classes can be lazily initialized --FILE-- a = 1; } } $reflector = new ReflectionClass(C::class); print "# Ghost:\n"; $obj = $reflector->newLazyGhost(function ($obj) { var_dump("initializer"); $obj->__construct(); }); var_dump($obj); var_dump($obj->a); var_dump($obj); print "# Proxy:\n"; $obj = $reflector->newLazyProxy(function ($obj) { var_dump("initializer"); return new C(); }); var_dump($obj); var_dump($obj->a); var_dump($obj->a); var_dump($obj); --EXPECTF-- # Ghost: lazy ghost object(C)#%d (0) { ["a"]=> uninitialized(int) } string(11) "initializer" int(1) object(C)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> int(1) } # Proxy: lazy proxy object(C)#%d (0) { ["a"]=> uninitialized(int) } string(11) "initializer" int(1) int(1) lazy proxy object(C)#%d (1) { ["instance"]=> object(C)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> int(1) } }