note 98411 added to function.call-user-func-array

What is the *proper* way to do something like this? (In short: I want a class to hide the class constructor for all but a few chosen friend classes) <?php class PackageClass { static protected function _new($class, $args) { switch (count($args)) { case 0: return new $class(); break; case 1: return new $class($args[0]); break; case 2: return new $class($args[0], $args[1]); break; case 3: return new $class($args[0], $args[1], $args[2]); break; case 4: return new $class($args[0], $args[1], $args[2], $args[3]); break; case 5: return new $class($args[0], $args[1], $args[2], $args[3], $args[4]); break; case 6: return new $class($args[0], $args[1], $args[2], $args[3], $args[4], $args[5]); break; } } } class UnconstructibleClass extends PackageClass { protected function __construct($msg) { print($msg); } } class ConstructingClass extends PackageClass { public function __construct() { self::_new(UnconstructibleClass, array("Und ich krieg dich doch!")); } } new ConstructingClass(); ?> ---- Server IP: 85.214.154.209 Probable Submitter: 217.17.195.26 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.call-user-func-array.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/98411 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98411/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98411/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98411/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98411/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98411/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98411/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98411 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/98411 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php