spl_autoload

    (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    spl_autoload — Default implementation for __autoload()

    Description

    spl_autoload(string$class, ?string$file_extensions = null): void

    This function is intended to be used as a default implementation for __autoload(). If nothing else is specified and spl_autoload_register() is called without any parameters then spl_autoload() will be used for any later call to __autoload().

    Parameters

    class

    The name of the class (and namespace) being instantiated.

    file_extensions

    By default it checks all include_paths to contain filenames built up by the lowercase class name appended by the filename extensions .inc and .php.

    Return Values

    No value is returned.

    Errors/Exceptions

    Throws LogicException when the class is not found and there are no other autoloaders registered.

    Changelog

    VersionDescription
    8.0.0file_extensions is now nullable.
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