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<h1 class="refname">ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0, PHP 7)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor</span> — <span class="dc-title">Creates a new class instance without invoking the constructor</span></p>
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<span class="modifier">public</span> <span class="type">object</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor</strong></span>
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Creates a new instance of the class without invoking the constructor.
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<td>5.6.0</td>
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All internal classes can now be instantiated except for those declared
<a href="language.oop5.final.html" class="link">final</a>.
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A <a href="class.reflectionexception.html" class="classname">ReflectionException</a> if the class is an internal
class that cannot be instantiated without invoking the constructor. In PHP
5.6.0 onwards, this exception is limited only to internal classes that are
<a href="language.oop5.final.html" class="link">final</a>.
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<li class="member"><span class="methodname"><a href="reflectionclass.newinstance.html" class="methodname" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ReflectionClass::newInstance()</a> - Creates a new class instance from given arguments</span></li>
<li class="member"><span class="methodname"><a href="reflectionclass.newinstanceargs.html" class="methodname" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs()</a> - Creates a new class instance from given arguments</span></li>
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