The ReflectionMethod class

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    Introduction

    The ReflectionMethod class reports information about a method.

    Class synopsis

    classReflectionMethodextendsReflectionFunctionAbstract {
    publicconstintIS_STATIC;
    publicconstintIS_PUBLIC;
    publicconstintIS_PROTECTED;
    publicconstintIS_PRIVATE;
    publicconstintIS_ABSTRACT;
    publicconstintIS_FINAL;
    publicstring$class;
    publicstring$name;
    public__construct(object|string$objectOrMethod, string$method)
    public__construct(string$classMethod)
    publicstaticcreateFromMethodName(string$method): static
    publicstaticexport(string$class, string$name, bool$return = false): string
    publicgetClosure(?object$object = null): Closure
    publicgetDeclaringClass(): ReflectionClass
    publicgetModifiers(): int
    publicgetPrototype(): ReflectionMethod
    publichasPrototype(): bool
    publicinvoke(?object$object, mixed...$args): mixed
    publicinvokeArgs(?object$object, array$args): mixed
    publicisAbstract(): bool
    publicisConstructor(): bool
    publicisDestructor(): bool
    publicisFinal(): bool
    publicisPrivate(): bool
    publicisProtected(): bool
    publicisPublic(): bool
    publicsetAccessible(bool$accessible): void
    public__toString(): string
    privateReflectionFunctionAbstract::__clone(): void
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getAttributes(?string$name = null, int$flags = 0): array
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureScopeClass(): ?ReflectionClass
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureThis(): ?object
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureUsedVariables(): array
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getDocComment(): string|false
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getEndLine(): int|false
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getExtension(): ?ReflectionExtension
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getExtensionName(): string|false
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getFileName(): string|false
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getName(): string
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNamespaceName(): string
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNumberOfParameters(): int
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNumberOfRequiredParameters(): int
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getParameters(): array
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType(): ?ReflectionType
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getShortName(): string
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getStartLine(): int|false
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getStaticVariables(): array
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::getTentativeReturnType(): ?ReflectionType
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::hasReturnType(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::hasTentativeReturnType(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::inNamespace(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::isClosure(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::isDeprecated(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::isGenerator(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::isInternal(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::isStatic(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::isUserDefined(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::isVariadic(): bool
    publicReflectionFunctionAbstract::returnsReference(): bool
    abstractpublicReflectionFunctionAbstract::__toString(): void
    }

    Properties

    name

    Method name

    class

    Class name

    Predefined Constants

    ReflectionMethod Modifiers

    ReflectionMethod::IS_STATIC

    Indicates that the method is static. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 1.

    ReflectionMethod::IS_PUBLIC

    Indicates that the method is public. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 256.

    ReflectionMethod::IS_PROTECTED

    Indicates that the method is protected. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 512.

    ReflectionMethod::IS_PRIVATE

    Indicates that the method is private. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 1024.

    ReflectionMethod::IS_ABSTRACT

    Indicates that the method is abstract. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 2.

    ReflectionMethod::IS_FINAL

    Indicates that the method is final. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 4.

    Note:

    The values of these constants may change between PHP versions. It is recommended to always use the constants and not rely on the values directly.

    Changelog

    VersionDescription
    8.0.0ReflectionMethod::export() was removed.

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