What are anonymous classes in PHP

Anonymous classes in PHP, also known as unnamed or instant classes, allow you to create a class without giving it a specific name. This feature was introduced in PHP 7.0 and is useful for scenarios where a class is needed temporarily or for a specific instance of an object without needing to define a full class structure.

Example of an Anonymous Class


        $obj = new class {
            public function sayHello() {
                return "Hello, World!";
            }
        };

        echo $obj->sayHello(); // Outputs: Hello, World!