Why PHP asks to pass arguments to the anonymous class?

Question

I am trying to create an anonymous class which extends an abstract class.

$trainerEngineClass = new class extends \App\MemoryBoost\TrainerEngine {
    public function __construct($user, $trainer) {
        parent::__construct($user, $trainer);
    }

    // Abstract method implementation here
};

PHP shows an error:

Too few arguments to function class@anonymous::__construct(), 0 passed in TrainerController.php on line 74 and exactly 2 expected

I excepted that __construct will not be called, but it seems that it called. I want to create a class, not an object of this class

What should I do to create a class object?

Creating an anonymous class without also instantiating it would be entirely useless. How would you identify your nameless class in order to instantiate it? If you want a class, create one in the normal way. If you want the object, pass the prameters you have defined. — user9613905
– user9613905, Commented Dec 17, 2020 at 1:34
I've never heard the term create applied to class definition. Classes are defined, objects of classes are created. What is "create class*? What should it do? — astentx
– astentx, Commented Dec 17, 2020 at 9:39

fluid undefined · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-17 01:35:21Z

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At the very end, you are instantiating a class, so, the constructor is been fired. Anonymous classes, as it's mentioned in the documentation, are useful for creating single and uniques objects, not for creating a template.

The syntax for passing params through is:

$trainerEngineClass = new class($user, $trainer) extends \App\MemoryBoost\TrainerEngine {
        public function __construct($user, $trainer) {
            parent::__construct($user, $trainer);
        }

        // Overriden abstract methods
    };

answered Dec 17, 2020 at 1:35

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Vega TV Over a year ago

Do I understand correctly that there's no way to create a class variable?

fluid undefined Over a year ago

Checkout this resource: stackoverflow.com/questions/534159/… . Anyways, I'd use factory design pattern instead

aross Over a year ago

The interesting thing is that PHP seems to not only define an anonymous class, but instantiates it as well. This doesn't work: $c=new class(0){function __construct(DateTime$p){}}. But this does: $c=new class(new DateTime){function __construct(DateTime$p){}}

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