Initialize Objects like arrays in PHP?

Question

In PHP, you can initialize arrays with values quickly using the following notation:

$array = array(\"name\" => \"member 1\", array(\"name\" => \"member         


        

Answer 1

from this answer to a similar question:

As of PHP7, we have Anonymous Classes which would allow you to extend a class at runtime, including setting of additional properties:

$a = new class() extends MyObject {
    public $property1 = 1;
    public $property2 = 2;
};

echo $a->property1; // prints 1

It's not as succinct as the initializer for array. Not sure if I'd use it. But it is another option you can consider.

Answer 2

You can use :

$object = (object)[]; // shorter version of (object)array();

$object->foo = 'bar';