# 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
composer require doctrine/instantiator
```
## 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::class);
```
## 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.