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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. class A {
  4. 	private function __construct () {
  5. 		echo "Created!\n";
  6. 	}
  7. 	public static function attemptToCreate ($should_it_succeed) {
  8. 		if ($should_it_succeed) {
  9. 			return new A();
  10. 		}
  11. 		return false;
  12. 	}
  13. }
  14.  
  15. var_dump(A::attemptToCreate(0));
  16. var_dump(A::attemptToCreate(1));
  17.  
  18. //! new A(); - gives error
Success #stdin #stdout 0.02s 24400KB
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bool(false)
Created!
object(A)#1 (0) {
}
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language:
PHP (php 7.3.5)
created:
8 years ago
visibility:
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