(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ReflectionClass::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionClass
Constructs a new ReflectionClass object.
Throws ReflectionException if the class to reflect does not exist.
Example #1 Basic usage ReflectionClass
<?php
$reflection = new ReflectionClass('Exception');
echo $reflection;
?>The above example will output something similar to:
Class [ <internal:Core> class Exception implements Stringable, Throwable ] { - Constants [0] { } - Static properties [0] { } - Static methods [0] { } - Properties [7] { Property [ protected $message = '' ] Property [ private string $string = '' ] Property [ protected $code = 0 ] Property [ protected string $file = '' ] Property [ protected int $line = 0 ] Property [ private array $trace = [] ] Property [ private ?Throwable $previous = NULL ] } - Methods [11] { Method [ <internal:Core> private method __clone ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Return [ void ] } Method [ <internal:Core, ctor> public method __construct ] { - Parameters [3] { Parameter #0 [ <optional> string $message = "" ] Parameter #1 [ <optional> int $code = 0 ] Parameter #2 [ <optional> ?Throwable $previous = null ] } } Method [ <internal:Core> public method __wakeup ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Tentative return [ void ] } Method [ <internal:Core, prototype Throwable> final public method getMessage ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Return [ string ] } Method [ <internal:Core, prototype Throwable> final public method getCode ] { - Parameters [0] { } } Method [ <internal:Core, prototype Throwable> final public method getFile ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Return [ string ] } Method [ <internal:Core, prototype Throwable> final public method getLine ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Return [ int ] } Method [ <internal:Core, prototype Throwable> final public method getTrace ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Return [ array ] } Method [ <internal:Core, prototype Throwable> final public method getPrevious ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Return [ ?Throwable ] } Method [ <internal:Core, prototype Throwable> final public method getTraceAsString ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Return [ string ] } Method [ <internal:Core, prototype Stringable> public method __toString ] { - Parameters [0] { } - Return [ string ] } } }