(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ReflectionMethod::getPrototype — Gets the method prototype (if there is one)
Returns the methods prototype.
This function has no parameters.
A ReflectionMethod instance of the method prototype.
A ReflectionException exception is thrown if the method does not have a prototype.
Example #1 ReflectionMethod::getPrototype() example
<?php
class Hello {
public function sayHelloTo($name) {
return 'Hello ' . $name;
}
}
class HelloWorld extends Hello {
public function sayHelloTo($name) {
return 'Hello world: ' . $name;
}
}
$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo');
var_dump($reflectionMethod->getPrototype());
?>The above example will output:
object(ReflectionMethod)#2 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(10) "sayHelloTo"
["class"]=>
string(5) "Hello"
}