$this = OtherClass::modifyMe($this) on construction

[guillermobytes]

Hi everyone,

is it possible to modifiy the $this value of $this within the construction:
SomeClass:

public function __construct($param)
{
    $this = OtherClass::modifyMe($this);
}

OtherClass:

public static function modifyMe(SomeClass $object)
{
    //do some checks to se if $object has everything ok
    //code .... 
    //then set $object members
    if (everything is ok) {
        $object->imOk(true);
        $object->iHaveValidMembers(true);
    } else {
        $object->imOk(false);
        $object->iHaveValidMemers(false);
    }
    return $object;
}

can i do this?
-do i have to integrate the modifyMe() function to SomeClass and then update the SomeClass instance members from there?
-do i have to make the checks from other places and then update the object pointer? ex:

$myObject = new SomeClass();
$myObject = OtherClass::modifyMe($myObject);
 

thank you for your help!

[guillermobytes]

Found answer: cannot re-assign $this on construction

[Dormilich]

It wouldn’t make sense anyway.

[Markus]

You cannot reassign $this anywhere!

[kovik]

Your OtherClass::modifyMe() method will already modify the object that it receives. There's no need to reassign $this.

[guillermobytes]

you're right since objects are passed by reference..
i completely forgot that!
thank you