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    The ReflectionObject class

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    Introduction

    The ReflectionObject class reports information about an object.

    Class synopsis

    class ReflectionObject extends ReflectionClass {
    /* Inherited constants */
    public const int ReflectionClass::IS_IMPLICIT_ABSTRACT;
    public const int ReflectionClass::IS_EXPLICIT_ABSTRACT;
    public const int ReflectionClass::IS_FINAL;
    public const int ReflectionClass::IS_READONLY;
    public const int ReflectionClass::SKIP_INITIALIZATION_ON_SERIALIZE;
    public const int ReflectionClass::SKIP_DESTRUCTOR;
    /* Inherited properties */
    public string $name;
    /* Methods */
    public function __construct(object $object)
    /* Inherited methods */
    public static function ReflectionClass::export(mixed $argument, bool $return = false): string
    public function ReflectionClass::getAttributes(?string $name = null, int $flags = 0): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getConstant(string $name): mixed
    public function ReflectionClass::getConstants(?int $filter = null): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getConstructor(): ?ReflectionMethod
    public function ReflectionClass::getDefaultProperties(): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getDocComment(): string|false
    public function ReflectionClass::getEndLine(): int|false
    public function ReflectionClass::getExtension(): ?ReflectionExtension
    public function ReflectionClass::getExtensionName(): string|false
    public function ReflectionClass::getFileName(): string|false
    public function ReflectionClass::getInterfaceNames(): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getInterfaces(): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getLazyInitializer(object $object): ?callable
    public function ReflectionClass::getMethod(string $name): ReflectionMethod
    public function ReflectionClass::getMethods(?int $filter = null): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getModifiers(): int
    public function ReflectionClass::getName(): string
    public function ReflectionClass::getNamespaceName(): string
    public function ReflectionClass::getParentClass(): ReflectionClass|false
    public function ReflectionClass::getProperties(?int $filter = null): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getProperty(string $name): ReflectionProperty
    public function ReflectionClass::getReflectionConstant(string $name): ReflectionClassConstant|false
    public function ReflectionClass::getReflectionConstants(?int $filter = null): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getShortName(): string
    public function ReflectionClass::getStartLine(): int|false
    public function ReflectionClass::getStaticProperties(): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getStaticPropertyValue(string $name, mixed &$def_value = ?): mixed
    public function ReflectionClass::getTraitAliases(): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getTraitNames(): array
    public function ReflectionClass::getTraits(): array
    public function ReflectionClass::hasConstant(string $name): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::hasMethod(string $name): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::hasProperty(string $name): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::implementsInterface(ReflectionClass|string $interface): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::initializeLazyObject(object $object): object
    public function ReflectionClass::inNamespace(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isAbstract(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isAnonymous(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isCloneable(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isEnum(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isFinal(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isInstance(object $object): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isInstantiable(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isInterface(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isInternal(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isIterable(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isReadOnly(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isSubclassOf(ReflectionClass|string $class): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isTrait(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isUninitializedLazyObject(object $object): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::isUserDefined(): bool
    public function ReflectionClass::markLazyObjectAsInitialized(object $object): object
    public function ReflectionClass::newInstance(mixed ...$args): object
    public function ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs(array $args = []): ?object
    public function ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor(): object
    public function ReflectionClass::newLazyGhost(callable $initializer, int $options = 0): object
    public function ReflectionClass::newLazyProxy(callable $factory, int $options = 0): object
    public function ReflectionClass::resetAsLazyGhost(object $object, callable $initializer, int $options = 0): void
    public function ReflectionClass::resetAsLazyProxy(object $object, callable $factory, int $options = 0): void
    public function ReflectionClass::setStaticPropertyValue(string $name, mixed $value): void
    public function ReflectionClass::__toString(): string
    }

    Changelog

    Version Description
    8.0.0 ReflectionObject::export() was removed.

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    User Contributed Notes 1 note

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    marcel dot nolte at noltecomputer dot de
    16 years ago
    To simply enlist all methods and properties of an object simply write:

<?php ReflectionObject::export($yourObject); ?>

,which will cause an var_export-like output.
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