--- title: [VOTE] Deprecate returning values from __construct() and... description: A PHP RFC to deprecate returning values from `__construct()` and `__destruct()` magic methods has been accepted unanimously with 39 Yes votes and no... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vote-deprecate-returning-values-from-construct-and-destruct--mgvsda1yd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: [VOTE] Deprecate returning values from __construct() and __destruct() | daily.dev og:description: A PHP RFC to deprecate returning values from `__construct()` and `__destruct()` magic methods has been accepted unanimously with 39 Yes votes and no... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vote-deprecate-returning-values-from-construct-and-destruct--mgvsda1yd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MGvsda1yd.png og:image:alt: [VOTE] Deprecate returning values from __construct() and __destruct() og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # [VOTE] Deprecate returning values from __construct() and __destruct() **[externals.io](https://daily.dev/sources/externals)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A PHP RFC to deprecate returning values from `__construct()` and `__destruct()` magic methods has been accepted unanimously with 39 Yes votes and no abstentions. The RFC targets the confusing behavior where return values from constructors and destructors are silently ignored. Discussion clarified that returning a void-returning method call (e.g., `return $this->privateVoidReturning();`) will also trigger a deprecation, consistent with how void-typed functions already behave. Allowing an explicit `: void` return type declaration on `__construct()` is intentionally out of scope for this RFC. The `__clone()` method is also left for future scope. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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