How to chain method on a newly created object?
constructor, method-chaining, new-operator, php
Solution
In PHP 5.4+, the parser's been modified so you can do something like this
(new Foo())->xyz();
Wrap the instantiation in parenthesis, and chain away.
Prior to PHP 5.4, when you're using the
new Classname();
syntax, you can't chain a method call off the instantiation. It's a limitation of PHP 5.3's syntax. Once an object is instantiated, you can chain away.
One method I've seen used to get around this is a static instantiation method of some kind.
class Foo
{
public function xyz()
{
echo "Called","\n";
return $this;
}
static public function instantiate()
{
return new self();
}
}
$a = Foo::instantiate()->xyz();
By wrapping the call to new in a static method, you can instantiate a class with method call, and you're then free to chain off that.
Problem
I would like to know whether there's a way to chain methods on a newly created object in PHP? Something like: ``` class Foo { public function xyz() { ... return $this; } } $my_foo = new Foo()->xyz(); ``` Anyone know of a way to achieve this?