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The ReflectionObject class

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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 __construct (object $object)

/* Inherited methods */

public static ReflectionClass::export (mixed $argument, bool $return = false ): string

public ReflectionClass::getAttributes (? string $name = null , int $flags = 0): array

public ReflectionClass::getConstant (string $name): mixed

public ReflectionClass::getConstants (? int $filter = null ): array

public ReflectionClass::getConstructor (): ? ReflectionMethod

public ReflectionClass::getDefaultProperties (): array

public ReflectionClass::getDocComment (): string |false

public ReflectionClass::getEndLine (): int |false

public ReflectionClass::getExtension (): ? ReflectionExtension

public ReflectionClass::getExtensionName (): string |false

public ReflectionClass::getFileName (): string |false

public ReflectionClass::getInterfaceNames (): array

public ReflectionClass::getInterfaces (): array

public ReflectionClass::getLazyInitializer (object $object): ? callable

public ReflectionClass::getMethod (string $name): ReflectionMethod

public ReflectionClass::getMethods (? int $filter = null ): array

public ReflectionClass::getModifiers (): int

public ReflectionClass::getName (): string

public ReflectionClass::getNamespaceName (): string

public ReflectionClass::getParentClass (): ReflectionClass |false

public ReflectionClass::getProperties (? int $filter = null ): array

public ReflectionClass::getProperty (string $name): ReflectionProperty

public ReflectionClass::getReflectionConstant (string $name): ReflectionClassConstant |false

public ReflectionClass::getReflectionConstants (? int $filter = null ): array

public ReflectionClass::getShortName (): string

public ReflectionClass::getStartLine (): int |false

public ReflectionClass::getStaticProperties (): array

public ReflectionClass::getStaticPropertyValue (string $name, mixed &$def_value = ?): mixed

public ReflectionClass::getTraitAliases (): array

public ReflectionClass::getTraitNames (): array

public ReflectionClass::getTraits (): array

public ReflectionClass::hasConstant (string $name): bool

public ReflectionClass::hasMethod (string $name): bool

public ReflectionClass::hasProperty (string $name): bool

public ReflectionClass::implementsInterface (ReflectionClass |string $interface): bool

public ReflectionClass::initializeLazyObject (object $object): object

public ReflectionClass::inNamespace (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isAbstract (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isAnonymous (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isCloneable (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isEnum (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isFinal (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isInstance (object $object): bool

public ReflectionClass::isInstantiable (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isInterface (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isInternal (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isIterable (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isReadOnly (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isSubclassOf (ReflectionClass |string $class): bool

public ReflectionClass::isTrait (): bool

public ReflectionClass::isUninitializedLazyObject (object $object): bool

public ReflectionClass::isUserDefined (): bool

public ReflectionClass::markLazyObjectAsInitialized (object $object): object

public ReflectionClass::newInstance (mixed ...$args): object

public ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs (array $args = []): ? object

public ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor (): object

public ReflectionClass::newLazyGhost (callable $initializer, int $options = 0): object

public ReflectionClass::newLazyProxy (callable $factory, int $options = 0): object

public ReflectionClass::resetAsLazyGhost (object $object, callable $initializer, int $options = 0): void

public ReflectionClass::resetAsLazyProxy (object $object, callable $factory, int $options = 0): void

public ReflectionClass::setStaticPropertyValue (string $name, mixed $value): void

public ReflectionClass::__toString (): string

}

Changelog

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

Table of Contents

ReflectionObject::__construct — Constructs a ReflectionObject
ReflectionObject::export — Export

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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.