Req #70413 [NEW]: FR: support to new() keyword

From: david dot proweb at gmail dot com Operating system: PHP version: Next Minor Version Package: PHP Language Specification Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:FR: support to new() keyword Description: ------------ It should works exactly like the new, but with some features. // Usage. new('\User'); === new User; new(User::class); === new User; new($user); === new $user; $user = new(User::class)->find(1); === (new User)->find(1); // Arguments. new(User::class, 1, 2, 3) === new User(1, 2, 3); // Maybe: use another object to copy directly the name. $userClass = new(User::class); $userNew = new($userClass); === $userNew = new(get_class($userClass)); Signature (pseudo-code): function new ($object, ... $args) { assert(is_object($object) || is_string($object)); assert(!is_resource($object)); if (is_object($object)) { $objectClass = get_class($object); return new $objectClass(... $args); } return new $object(... $args); } -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70413&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=70413&r=mysqlcfg