Build PHP stdClass object simular to an Associative Array

Question

What other ways can you build a stdClass object similar to an associative array without using a loop, other than

$obj = (object)[ 'item1' => 1 , 'item2'=> 2 ];

Similar to how you can create an object in Javascript

var obj = { item1 : 1 , item : 2 }

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

According to Anthony on PHP Manual:

In PHP 7 there are a few ways to create an empty object:

<?php
$obj1 = new \stdClass; // Instantiate stdClass object
$obj2 = new class{}; // Instantiate anonymous class
$obj3 = (object)[]; // Cast empty array to object

var_dump($obj1); // object(stdClass)#1 (0) {}
var_dump($obj2); // object(class@anonymous)#2 (0) {}
var_dump($obj3); // object(stdClass)#3 (0) {}
?>

For more on what he had to say visit the PHP Manual documentation with his answer.

To expand on his answer, the first one would look like this:

First example

$obj1 = new \stdClass;
$obj1->first = 1;

print_r($obj1);

// output
// stdClass Object
// (
//     [first] => 1
// )

Second example

$obj2 = new class{ };
$obj2->second = 2;

print_r($obj2);

// output
// class@anonymous Object
// (
//     [second] => 2
// )

Third example

$obj3 = (object)[];
$obj3->third = 3;

print_r($obj3);

// output
// stdClass Object
// (
//     [third] => 3
// )

You could do something along those lines; it's as easy as that