note 118679 added to language.types.object

In PHP 7 there are a few ways to create an empty object: <?php $obj1 = new \stdClass; // Instantiate stdClass object $obj2 = new class{}; // Instantiate anonymous class $obj3 = (object)[]; // Cast empty array to object var_dump($obj1); // object(stdClass)#1 (0) {} var_dump($obj2); // object(class@anonymous)#2 (0) {} var_dump($obj3); // object(stdClass)#3 (0) {} ?> $obj1 and $obj3 are the same type, but $obj1 !== $obj3. Also, all three will json_encode() to a simple JS object {}: <?php echo json_encode([ new \stdClass, new class{}, (object)[], ]); ?> Outputs: [{},{},{}] ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 86.29.95.83 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.object.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/118679 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118679/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118679/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118679/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118679/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118679/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118679/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118679 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/118679 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php