Magento 2: Class instance

Question

When i printed this print_r(get_class($this->getOrder())); I got this class name

Magento\Sales\Model\Order\Interceptor

What does this actually mean ? Where is this "Magento\Sales\Model\Order\Interceptor" class ?

Any thoughts ?

Answer 1

Interceptor classes are used in the implementation of the plugin mechanism in Magento 2.

These classes are automatically generated when you run bin/magento setup:di:compile and you will find them in the 'generated' folder of your Magento installation. In your particular case, this means you will find your physical file as <magento_root_folder>/generated/code/Magento/Sales/Model/Order/Interceptor.php.

Please read Alan Storm's answer on https://magento.stackexchange.com/a/124355/35330 for a detailed grasp on the term.