What is the difference between classes vs enums in PHP 8.1?

Harish Kumar · 5 months ago · 551 Views

One of the common questions that I have been asked is what is the difference between classes and enums. Class(es) and enum(s) share many similarities but differ in some aspects. The following are some of the differences between Class and Enum:

	Classes	Enums
Syntax	`class Foo {}`	`enum Foo {}`
Properties	✔	✘
Static Properties	✔	✘
Methods	✔	✔
Static Methods	✔	✔
Instantiating: `new Foo()`	✔	✘
Implement interfaces	✔	✔
Inheritance: `Foo extends Bar`	✔	✘
Magic Constants	✔	✔
Traits	✔	✔ (without properties)

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