Add method to ReflectionClass to instantiate with the same semantics as `PDOStatement::fetchObject()`#19401

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mattdinthehouse:feature/reflectionclass-newinstancefromdata

Commits on Aug 14, 2025

Add a `ReflectionClass::newInstanceFromData()` method that behaves the same as `PDOStatement::fetchObject()`
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Update ext/reflection/php_reflection.stub.php

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fix build now that we don't have a tentative return type
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prevent users from instantiating internal classes from data because it sets arbitrary properties before calling the constructor which can have weird consequences
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there we go - now i know how stub files work
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don't return null anymore
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make sure we lift exceptions up the call stack
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add tests for more scenarios
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add test for class with private constructor which currently triggers an assertion failure
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Commits on Aug 17, 2025