LanguageManager.php

<?php

$lm = new \LanguageManager();
$lm->getLanguages();
Class LanguageManager {

  protected $language;


  public function getLanguages() {
    if (!isset($this->language)) {
      $default = new stdClass();
      $default->name = 'default';
      $this->language = $default;
    }

    if (TRUE) {
      $default->name = 'override';
    }
    // This return 'override'. Which is why we clone.
    print_r($this->language);
  }
}



// this is what we have now............
<?php

$lm = new \LanguageManager();
$lm->getLanguages();
Class LanguageManager {

  protected $language;


  public function getLanguages() {
    if (!isset($this->language)) {
      $default = new stdClass();
      $default->name = 'default';
      $this->language = $default;
    }

    if (TRUE) {
      $default = new stdClass();
      $default->name = 'override';
    }
    print_r($this->language);
  }
}