Doc #52499 [NEW]: new keyword not fully documented

From: Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Documentation problem Bug Type: Documentation Problem Bug description:new keyword not fully documented Description: ------------ http://uk.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.basic.php#language.oop5.basic.new The "new" keyword has a couple of missing points: 1. After PHP 5.3 it is also possible to create an object by 'new static'. 2. If $foo is an instance of Foo, a new instance of Foo can be created by calling 'new $foo'. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52499&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52499&r=mysqlcfg