Question

How can I pass a arbitrary number of arguments to the class constructor using the Object() function defined below?

<?php  /* ./index.php */  function Object($object) {     static $instance = array();      if (is_file('./' . $object . '.php') === true)     {         $class = basename($object);          if (array_key_exists($class, $instance) === false)         {             if (class_exists($class, false) === false)             {                 require('./' . $object . '.php');             }              /*             How can I pass custom arguments, using the             func_get_args() function to the class constructor?              $instance[$class] = new $class(func_get_arg(1), func_get_arg(2), ...);             */              $instance[$class] = new $class();         }          return $instance[$class];     }      return false; }  /* How do I make this work? */  Object('libraries/DB', 'DATABASE', 'USERNAME', 'PASSWORD')->Query(/* Some Query */);  /* ./libraries/DB.php */  class DB {     public function __construct($database, $username, $password, $host = 'localhost', $port = 3306)     {         // do stuff here     } }  ?> 

Answer 1

$klass = new ReflectionClass($classname); $thing = $klass->newInstanceArgs($args); 

Although the need to use reflection suggests that you are overcomplicating something in your design. Why do you want to write this function in the first place?