Reflection

• Introduction
• Examples
• Extending
• Reflection — The Reflection class
  • Reflection::export — Exports
  • Reflection::getModifierNames — Gets modifier names
• ReflectionClass — The ReflectionClass class
  • ReflectionClass::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionClass
  • ReflectionClass::export — Exports a class
  • ReflectionClass::getAttributes — Gets Attributes
  • ReflectionClass::getConstant — Gets defined constant
  • ReflectionClass::getConstants — Gets constants
  • ReflectionClass::getConstructor — Gets the constructor of the class
  • ReflectionClass::getDefaultProperties — Gets default properties
  • ReflectionClass::getDocComment — Gets doc comments
  • ReflectionClass::getEndLine — Gets end line
  • ReflectionClass::getExtension — Gets a ReflectionExtension object for the extension which defined the class
  • ReflectionClass::getExtensionName — Gets the name of the extension which defined the class
  • ReflectionClass::getFileName — Gets the filename of the file in which the class has been defined
  • ReflectionClass::getInterfaceNames — Gets the interface names
  • ReflectionClass::getInterfaces — Gets the interfaces
  • ReflectionClass::getLazyInitializer — Gets lazy initializer
  • ReflectionClass::getMethod — Gets a ReflectionMethod for a class method
  • ReflectionClass::getMethods — Gets an array of methods
  • ReflectionClass::getModifiers — Gets the class modifiers
  • ReflectionClass::getName — Gets class name
  • ReflectionClass::getNamespaceName — Gets namespace name
  • ReflectionClass::getParentClass — Gets parent class
  • ReflectionClass::getProperties — Gets properties
  • ReflectionClass::getProperty — Gets a ReflectionProperty for a class's property
  • ReflectionClass::getReflectionConstant — Gets a ReflectionClassConstant for a class's constant
  • ReflectionClass::getReflectionConstants — Gets class constants
  • ReflectionClass::getShortName — Gets short name
  • ReflectionClass::getStartLine — Gets starting line number
  • ReflectionClass::getStaticProperties — Gets static properties
  • ReflectionClass::getStaticPropertyValue — Gets static property value
  • ReflectionClass::getTraitAliases — Returns an array of trait aliases
  • ReflectionClass::getTraitNames — Returns an array of names of traits used by this class
  • ReflectionClass::getTraits — Returns an array of traits used by this class
  • ReflectionClass::hasConstant — Checks if constant is defined
  • ReflectionClass::hasMethod — Checks if method is defined
  • ReflectionClass::hasProperty — Checks if property is defined
  • ReflectionClass::implementsInterface — Implements interface
  • ReflectionClass::initializeLazyObject — Forces initialization of a lazy object
  • ReflectionClass::inNamespace — Checks if in namespace
  • ReflectionClass::isAbstract — Checks if class is abstract
  • ReflectionClass::isAnonymous — Checks if class is anonymous
  • ReflectionClass::isCloneable — Returns whether this class is cloneable
  • ReflectionClass::isEnum — Returns whether this is an enum
  • ReflectionClass::isFinal — Checks if class is final
  • ReflectionClass::isInstance — Checks class for instance
  • ReflectionClass::isInstantiable — Checks if the class is instantiable
  • ReflectionClass::isInterface — Checks if the class is an interface
  • ReflectionClass::isInternal — Checks if class is defined internally by an extension, or the core
  • ReflectionClass::isIterable — Check whether this class is iterable
  • ReflectionClass::isIterateable — Alias of ReflectionClass::isIterable
  • ReflectionClass::isReadOnly — Checks if class is readonly
  • ReflectionClass::isSubclassOf — Checks if a subclass
  • ReflectionClass::isTrait — Returns whether this is a trait
  • ReflectionClass::isUninitializedLazyObject — Checks if an object is lazy and uninitialized
  • ReflectionClass::isUserDefined — Checks if user defined
  • ReflectionClass::markLazyObjectAsInitialized — Marks a lazy object as initialized without calling the initializer or factory
  • ReflectionClass::newInstance — Creates a new class instance from given arguments
  • ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs — Creates a new class instance from given arguments
  • ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor — Creates a new class instance without invoking the constructor
  • ReflectionClass::newLazyGhost — Creates a new lazy ghost instance
  • ReflectionClass::newLazyProxy — Creates a new lazy proxy instance
  • ReflectionClass::resetAsLazyGhost — Resets an object and marks it as lazy
  • ReflectionClass::resetAsLazyProxy — Resets an object and marks it as lazy
  • ReflectionClass::setStaticPropertyValue — Sets static property value
  • ReflectionClass::__toString — Returns the string representation of the ReflectionClass object
• ReflectionClassConstant — The ReflectionClassConstant class
  • ReflectionClassConstant::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionClassConstant
  • ReflectionClassConstant::export — Export
  • ReflectionClassConstant::getAttributes — Gets Attributes
  • ReflectionClassConstant::getDeclaringClass — Gets declaring class
  • ReflectionClassConstant::getDocComment — Gets doc comments
  • ReflectionClassConstant::getModifiers — Gets the class constant modifiers
  • ReflectionClassConstant::getName — Get name of the constant
  • ReflectionClassConstant::getType — Gets a class constant's type
  • ReflectionClassConstant::getValue — Gets value
  • ReflectionClassConstant::hasType — Checks if class constant has a type
  • ReflectionClassConstant::isDeprecated — Checks if deprecated
  • ReflectionClassConstant::isEnumCase — Checks if class constant is an Enum case
  • ReflectionClassConstant::isFinal — Checks if class constant is final
  • ReflectionClassConstant::isPrivate — Checks if class constant is private
  • ReflectionClassConstant::isProtected — Checks if class constant is protected
  • ReflectionClassConstant::isPublic — Checks if class constant is public
  • ReflectionClassConstant::__toString — Returns the string representation of the ReflectionClassConstant object
• ReflectionEnum — The ReflectionEnum class
  • ReflectionEnum::__construct — Instantiates a ReflectionEnum object
  • ReflectionEnum::getBackingType — Gets the backing type of an Enum, if any
  • ReflectionEnum::getCase — Returns a specific case of an Enum
  • ReflectionEnum::getCases — Returns a list of all cases on an Enum
  • ReflectionEnum::hasCase — Checks for a case on an Enum
  • ReflectionEnum::isBacked — Determines if an Enum is a Backed Enum
• ReflectionEnumUnitCase — The ReflectionEnumUnitCase class
  • ReflectionEnumUnitCase::__construct — Instantiates a ReflectionEnumUnitCase object
  • ReflectionEnumUnitCase::getEnum — Gets the reflection of the enum of this case
  • ReflectionEnumUnitCase::getValue — Gets the enum case object described by this reflection object
• ReflectionEnumBackedCase — The ReflectionEnumBackedCase class
  • ReflectionEnumBackedCase::__construct — Instantiates a ReflectionEnumBackedCase object
  • ReflectionEnumBackedCase::getBackingValue — Gets the scalar value backing this Enum case
• ReflectionZendExtension — The ReflectionZendExtension class
  • ReflectionZendExtension::__clone — Clone handler
  • ReflectionZendExtension::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionZendExtension object
  • ReflectionZendExtension::export — Export
  • ReflectionZendExtension::getAuthor — Gets author
  • ReflectionZendExtension::getCopyright — Gets copyright
  • ReflectionZendExtension::getName — Gets name
  • ReflectionZendExtension::getURL — Gets URL
  • ReflectionZendExtension::getVersion — Gets version
  • ReflectionZendExtension::__toString — To string handler
• ReflectionExtension — The ReflectionExtension class
  • ReflectionExtension::__clone — Clones
  • ReflectionExtension::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionExtension
  • ReflectionExtension::export — Export
  • ReflectionExtension::getClasses — Gets classes
  • ReflectionExtension::getClassNames — Gets class names
  • ReflectionExtension::getConstants — Gets constants
  • ReflectionExtension::getDependencies — Gets dependencies
  • ReflectionExtension::getFunctions — Gets extension functions
  • ReflectionExtension::getINIEntries — Gets extension ini entries
  • ReflectionExtension::getName — Gets extension name
  • ReflectionExtension::getVersion — Gets extension version
  • ReflectionExtension::info — Print extension info
  • ReflectionExtension::isPersistent — Returns whether this extension is persistent
  • ReflectionExtension::isTemporary — Returns whether this extension is temporary
  • ReflectionExtension::__toString — To string
• ReflectionFunction — The ReflectionFunction class
  • ReflectionFunction::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionFunction object
  • ReflectionFunction::export — Exports function
  • ReflectionFunction::getClosure — Returns a dynamically created closure for the function
  • ReflectionFunction::invoke — Invokes function
  • ReflectionFunction::invokeArgs — Invokes function args
  • ReflectionFunction::isAnonymous — Checks if a function is anonymous
  • ReflectionFunction::isDisabled — Checks if function is disabled
  • ReflectionFunction::__toString — Returns the string representation of the ReflectionFunction object
• ReflectionFunctionAbstract — The ReflectionFunctionAbstract class
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::__clone — Clones function
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getAttributes — Gets Attributes
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureCalledClass — Returns the class corresponding to static:: inside a closure
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureScopeClass — Returns the class corresponding to the scope inside a closure
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureThis — Returns the object which corresponds to $this inside a closure
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureUsedVariables — Returns an array of the used variables in the Closure
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getDocComment — Gets doc comment
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getEndLine — Gets end line number
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getExtension — Gets extension info
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getExtensionName — Gets extension name
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getFileName — Gets file name
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getName — Gets function name
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNamespaceName — Gets namespace name
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNumberOfParameters — Gets number of parameters
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNumberOfRequiredParameters — Gets number of required parameters
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getParameters — Gets parameters
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType — Gets the specified return type of a function
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getShortName — Gets function short name
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getStartLine — Gets starting line number
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getStaticVariables — Gets static variables
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getTentativeReturnType — Returns the tentative return type associated with the function
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::hasReturnType — Checks if the function has a specified return type
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::hasTentativeReturnType — Returns whether the function has a tentative return type
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::inNamespace — Checks if function in namespace
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isClosure — Checks if closure
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isDeprecated — Checks if deprecated
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isGenerator — Returns whether this function is a generator
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isInternal — Checks if is internal
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isStatic — Checks if the function is static
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isUserDefined — Checks if user defined
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isVariadic — Checks if the function is variadic
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::returnsReference — Checks if returns reference
  • ReflectionFunctionAbstract::__toString — Returns the string representation of the ReflectionFunctionAbstract object
• ReflectionMethod — The ReflectionMethod class
  • ReflectionMethod::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionMethod
  • ReflectionMethod::createFromMethodName — Creates a new ReflectionMethod
  • ReflectionMethod::export — Export a reflection method
  • ReflectionMethod::getClosure — Returns a dynamically created closure for the method
  • ReflectionMethod::getDeclaringClass — Gets declaring class for the reflected method
  • ReflectionMethod::getModifiers — Gets the method modifiers
  • ReflectionMethod::getPrototype — Gets the method prototype (if there is one)
  • ReflectionMethod::hasPrototype — Returns whether a method has a prototype
  • ReflectionMethod::invoke — Invoke
  • ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs — Invoke args
  • ReflectionMethod::isAbstract — Checks if method is abstract
  • ReflectionMethod::isConstructor — Checks if method is a constructor
  • ReflectionMethod::isDestructor — Checks if method is a destructor
  • ReflectionMethod::isFinal — Checks if method is final
  • ReflectionMethod::isPrivate — Checks if method is private
  • ReflectionMethod::isProtected — Checks if method is protected
  • ReflectionMethod::isPublic — Checks if method is public
  • ReflectionMethod::setAccessible — Set method accessibility
  • ReflectionMethod::__toString — Returns the string representation of the Reflection method object
• ReflectionNamedType — The ReflectionNamedType class
  • ReflectionNamedType::getName — Get the name of the type as a string
  • ReflectionNamedType::isBuiltin — Checks if it is a built-in type
• ReflectionObject — The ReflectionObject class
  • ReflectionObject::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionObject
  • ReflectionObject::export — Export
• ReflectionParameter — The ReflectionParameter class
  • ReflectionParameter::allowsNull — Checks if null is allowed
  • ReflectionParameter::canBePassedByValue — Returns whether this parameter can be passed by value
  • ReflectionParameter::__clone — Clone
  • ReflectionParameter::__construct — Construct
  • ReflectionParameter::export — Exports
  • ReflectionParameter::getAttributes — Gets Attributes
  • ReflectionParameter::getClass — Get a ReflectionClass object for the parameter being reflected or null
  • ReflectionParameter::getDeclaringClass — Gets declaring class
  • ReflectionParameter::getDeclaringFunction — Gets declaring function
  • ReflectionParameter::getDefaultValue — Gets default parameter value
  • ReflectionParameter::getDefaultValueConstantName — Returns the default value's constant name if default value is constant or null
  • ReflectionParameter::getName — Gets parameter name
  • ReflectionParameter::getPosition — Gets parameter position
  • ReflectionParameter::getType — Gets a parameter's type
  • ReflectionParameter::hasType — Checks if parameter has a type
  • ReflectionParameter::isArray — Checks if parameter expects an array
  • ReflectionParameter::isCallable — Returns whether parameter MUST be callable
  • ReflectionParameter::isDefaultValueAvailable — Checks if a default value is available
  • ReflectionParameter::isDefaultValueConstant — Returns whether the default value of this parameter is a constant
  • ReflectionParameter::isOptional — Checks if optional
  • ReflectionParameter::isPassedByReference — Checks if passed by reference
  • ReflectionParameter::isPromoted — Checks if a parameter is promoted to a property
  • ReflectionParameter::isVariadic — Checks if the parameter is variadic
  • ReflectionParameter::__toString — To string
• ReflectionProperty — The ReflectionProperty class
  • ReflectionProperty::__clone — Clone
  • ReflectionProperty::__construct — Construct a ReflectionProperty object
  • ReflectionProperty::export — Export
  • ReflectionProperty::getAttributes — Gets Attributes
  • ReflectionProperty::getDeclaringClass — Gets declaring class
  • ReflectionProperty::getDefaultValue — Returns the default value declared for a property
  • ReflectionProperty::getDocComment — Gets the property doc comment
  • ReflectionProperty::getModifiers — Gets the property modifiers
  • ReflectionProperty::getName — Gets property name
  • ReflectionProperty::getType — Gets a property's type
  • ReflectionProperty::getValue — Gets value
  • ReflectionProperty::hasDefaultValue — Checks if property has a default value declared
  • ReflectionProperty::hasType — Checks if property has a type
  • ReflectionProperty::isDefault — Checks if property is a default property
  • ReflectionProperty::isInitialized — Checks whether a property is initialized
  • ReflectionProperty::isLazy — Checks whether a property is lazy
  • ReflectionProperty::isPrivate — Checks if property is private
  • ReflectionProperty::isPromoted — Checks if property is promoted
  • ReflectionProperty::isProtected — Checks if property is protected
  • ReflectionProperty::isPublic — Checks if property is public
  • ReflectionProperty::isReadOnly — Checks if property is readonly
  • ReflectionProperty::isStatic — Checks if property is static
  • ReflectionProperty::setAccessible — Set property accessibility
  • ReflectionProperty::setRawValueWithoutLazyInitialization — Set raw property value without triggering lazy initialization
  • ReflectionProperty::setValue — Set property value
  • ReflectionProperty::skipLazyInitialization — Marks property as non-lazy
  • ReflectionProperty::__toString — To string
• ReflectionType — The ReflectionType class
  • ReflectionType::allowsNull — Checks if null is allowed
  • ReflectionType::__toString — To string
• ReflectionUnionType — The ReflectionUnionType class
  • ReflectionUnionType::getTypes — Returns the types included in the union type
• ReflectionGenerator — The ReflectionGenerator class
  • ReflectionGenerator::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionGenerator object
  • ReflectionGenerator::getExecutingFile — Gets the file name of the currently executing generator
  • ReflectionGenerator::getExecutingGenerator — Gets the executing Generator object
  • ReflectionGenerator::getExecutingLine — Gets the currently executing line of the generator
  • ReflectionGenerator::getFunction — Gets the function name of the generator
  • ReflectionGenerator::getThis — Gets the $this value of the generator
  • ReflectionGenerator::getTrace — Gets the trace of the executing generator
  • ReflectionGenerator::isClosed — Checks if execution finished
• ReflectionFiber — The ReflectionFiber class
  • ReflectionFiber::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionFiber object
  • ReflectionFiber::getCallable — Gets the callable used to create the Fiber
  • ReflectionFiber::getExecutingFile — Get the file name of the current execution point
  • ReflectionFiber::getExecutingLine — Get the line number of the current execution point
  • ReflectionFiber::getFiber — Get the reflected Fiber instance
  • ReflectionFiber::getTrace — Get the backtrace of the current execution point
• ReflectionIntersectionType — The ReflectionIntersectionType class
  • ReflectionIntersectionType::getTypes — Returns the types included in the intersection type
• ReflectionReference — The ReflectionReference class
  • ReflectionReference::__construct — Private constructor to disallow direct instantiation
  • ReflectionReference::fromArrayElement — Create a ReflectionReference from an array element
  • ReflectionReference::getId — Get unique ID of a reference
• ReflectionAttribute — The ReflectionAttribute class
  • ReflectionAttribute::__construct — Private constructor to disallow direct instantiation
  • ReflectionAttribute::getArguments — Gets arguments passed to attribute
  • ReflectionAttribute::getName — Gets attribute name
  • ReflectionAttribute::getTarget — Returns the target of the attribute as bitmask
  • ReflectionAttribute::isRepeated — Returns whether the attribute of this name has been repeated on a code element
  • ReflectionAttribute::newInstance — Instantiates the attribute class represented by this ReflectionAttribute class and arguments
• Reflector — The Reflector interface
  • Reflector::export — Exports
• ReflectionException — The ReflectionException class