File: vendor/wp-coding-standards/wpcs/WordPress/Docs/Classes/ClassInstantiationStandard.xml

<documentation title="Class Instantiation">
    <standard>
    <![CDATA[
    Instantiation of an object should be done with parenthesis.
    ]]>
    </standard>
    <code_comparison>
        <code title="Valid: with parenthesis.">
        <![CDATA[
$a = new Foobar<em>()</em>;
        ]]>
        </code>
        <code title="Invalid: without parenthesis.">
        <![CDATA[
$a = new Foobar;
        ]]>
        </code>
    </code_comparison>
    <standard>
    <![CDATA[
    Don't use spaces between the object name and the open parenthesis when instantiating new object.
    ]]>
    </standard>
    <code_comparison>
        <code title="Valid: no whitespace between the object name and the parenthesis.">
        <![CDATA[
$a = new Foobar();
        ]]>
        </code>
        <code title="Invalid: a space between the object name and the parenthesis.">
        <![CDATA[
$a = new Foobar<em> </em>();
        ]]>
        </code>
    </code_comparison>
    <standard>
    <![CDATA[
    Assigning the return value of "new" by reference was deprecated in PHP 5.3 and removed in PHP 7.0. New by reference should no longer be used.
    ]]>
    </standard>
    <code_comparison>
        <code title="Valid: object instantiation without reference.">
        <![CDATA[
$a = <em>new</em> Foobar();
        ]]>
        </code>
        <code title="Invalid: object instantiation by reference.">
        <![CDATA[
$a = <em>& new</em> Foobar();
        ]]>
        </code>
    </code_comparison>
</documentation>