# Instantiator

This library provides a way of avoiding usage of constructors when instantiating PHP classes.

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## Installation

The suggested installation method is via [composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```sh
php composer.phar require "doctrine/instantiator:~1.0.3"
```

## Usage

The instantiator is able to create new instances of any class without using the constructor or any API of the class
itself:

```php
$instantiator = new \Doctrine\Instantiator\Instantiator();

$instance = $instantiator->instantiate('My\\ClassName\\Here');
```

## Contributing

Please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) contents if you wish to help out!

## Credits

This library was migrated from [ocramius/instantiator](https://github.com/Ocramius/Instantiator), which
has been donated to the doctrine organization, and which is now deprecated in favour of this package.