$object = new stdClass();
$object->property = 'Here we go';
var_dump($object);
/*
outputs:
object(stdClass)#2 (1) {
["property"]=>
string(10) "Here we go"
}
*/
$x = new stdClass();
$a = array('foo' => 'bar');
$o = (object) $a;
var_dump($o instanceof stdClass); // bool(true)
var_dump($o->foo); // string(3) "bar"