Warning: Creating default object from empty value (typical solution not solving issue)

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NOTE: I've read the other topics on stackoverflow about how to solve this issue: Creating default object from empty value in PHP?

For some reason I still get the Warning message: Creating default object from empty value

I've tried a few things to fix the warning:

$data = new stdClass();
$data->result->complex->first_key = $old_data->result->complex;

also tried:

$data->result->complex = new stdClass();
$data->result->complex->first_key = $old_data->result->complex;

Still get the warning: Creating default object from empty value on the line number of the new stdClass() initialization above.

Desired Outcome: How can I properly initialize the new empty object?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 15 '17 at 18:37

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If you want to avoid the warning you'll need to pre-create each level:

$data = new stdClass();
$data->result = new stdClass();
$data->result->complex = new stdClass();
$data->result->complex->first_key = $old_data->result->complex;

answered Mar 15 '17 at 18:37

Sammitch

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Easiest answer to understand what's going on in the process. – JMC Mar 15 '17 at 18:53

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 15 '17 at 18:38

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You are still missing "first" empty object

$data->result = new stdClass();

Whole can be done by:

$data = (object)['result' => (object)['complex' => (object)['first_key' => 'value']]];

Or by:

$data = json_decode(json_encode(['result' => [complex' => ['first_key' => 'value']]]));

edited Mar 15 '17 at 18:38

Sammitch

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answered Mar 15 '17 at 18:33

Jakub A.

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Thanks for providing alternate syntax options. – JMC Mar 15 '17 at 18:53

Warning: Creating default object from empty value (typical solution not solving issue)

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