Writing Clean Object-Oriented PHP 8: Enums, Match Expressions & Typed Properties

Modern PHP 8+ Language Features

PHP 8 introduced powerful features that bring type safety and conciseness to object-oriented code:

<?php
enum AccountStatus: string {
    case Active = 'active';
    case Suspended = 'suspended';
    case Closed = 'closed';
}

final readonly class UserAccount {
    public function __construct(
        public int $id,
        public string $email,
        public AccountStatus $status
    ) {}
}