protected function getInstanceOf($classname)
    {
        // As of PHP5.4 the reflection api provides a way to get an instance
        // of a class without invoking the constructor.
        if (method_exists('ReflectionClass', 'newInstanceWithoutConstructor')) {
            $reflectedClass = new \ReflectionClass($classname);

            return $reflectedClass->newInstanceWithoutConstructor();
        }

        // Use a trick to create a new object of a class
        // without invoking its constructor.
        return unserialize(
            sprintf(
                'O:%d:"%s":0:{}', strlen($classname), $classname
            )
        );
    }
protected function getInstanceOf($classname)
    {
        // As of PHP5.4 the reflection api provides a way to get an instance
        // of a class without invoking the constructor.
        if (method_exists('ReflectionClass', 'newInstanceWithoutConstructor')) {
            $reflectedClass = new \ReflectionClass($classname);

            return $reflectedClass->newInstanceWithoutConstructor();
        }

        // Use a trick to create a new object of a class
        // without invoking its constructor.
        return unserialize(
            sprintf(
                'O:%d:"%s":0:{}', strlen($classname), $classname
            )
        );
    }
protected function getInstanceOf ( $ classname ) { // As of PHP5.4 the reflection api provides a way to get an instance // of a class without invoking the constructor. if ( method_exists ( 'ReflectionClass' , 'newInstanceWithoutConstructor' ) ) { $ reflectedClass = new \ ReflectionClass ( $ classname ) ; return $ reflectedClass -> newInstanceWithoutConstructor ( ) ; } // Use a trick to create a new object of a class // without invoking its constructor. return unserialize ( sprintf ( 'O:%d:"%s":0:{}' , strlen ( $ classname ) , $ classname ) ) ; }
Provides an instance of the given class without invoking it's constructor

@param string $classname

@return object
Provides an instance of the given class without invoking it s constructor