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title: "Readonly classes in PHP 8.2"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/readonly-classes-in-php-8-2-2nvnbfjsh
source_url: https://stitcher.io/blog/readonly-classes-in-php-82
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source: "stitcher.io"
published: 2022-10-25T10:02:02.366Z
updated: 2022-10-25T10:02:02.160Z
tags: ["php"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 12
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# Readonly classes in PHP 8.2

**[stitcher.io](https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher)** · 2 min read · 12 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

PHP 8.2 adds a new way of declaring classes: you can make them readonly. In practice, it means that all properties of that class will be readonly. This is especially useful when you're using data transfer objects or value objects, where a class only has public readonly properties.

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