No, you cannot extend a class that has been defined as final in PHP. The final keyword is used to prevent a class or method from being overridden by child classes or subclasses.
When a class is marked as final, it means that it cannot be inherited from, and no other class can extend it. Attempting to extend a final class will result in a fatal error.
Here's an example:
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final class FinalClass {
// class definition
}
class ChildClass extends FinalClass {
// this will result in a fatal error
}
In this example, FinalClass is marked as final, so attempting to create a child class ChildClass that extends FinalClass will cause a fatal error.
