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The ReflectionClass class

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Introduction

The ReflectionClass class reports information about a class.

Class synopsis

class ReflectionClass implements Reflector {

/* Constants */

public const int IS_IMPLICIT_ABSTRACT;

public const int IS_EXPLICIT_ABSTRACT;

public const int IS_FINAL;

public const int IS_READONLY;

public const int SKIP_INITIALIZATION_ON_SERIALIZE;

public const int SKIP_DESTRUCTOR;

/* Properties */

public string $name;

/* Methods */

public __construct(object|string $objectOrClass)

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

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

public getConstant(string $name): mixed

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

public getConstructor(): ?ReflectionMethod

public getDefaultProperties(): array

public getDocComment(): string|false

public getEndLine(): int|false

public getExtension(): ?ReflectionExtension

public getExtensionName(): string|false

public getFileName(): string|false

public getInterfaceNames(): array

public getInterfaces(): array

public getLazyInitializer(object $object): ?callable

public getMethod(string $name): ReflectionMethod

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

public getModifiers(): int

public getName(): string

public getNamespaceName(): string

public getParentClass(): ReflectionClass|false

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

public getProperty(string $name): ReflectionProperty

public getReflectionConstant(string $name): ReflectionClassConstant|false

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

public getShortName(): string

public getStartLine(): int|false

public getStaticProperties(): array

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

public getTraitAliases(): array

public getTraitNames(): array

public getTraits(): array

public hasConstant(string $name): bool

public hasMethod(string $name): bool

public hasProperty(string $name): bool

public implementsInterface(ReflectionClass|string $interface): bool

public initializeLazyObject(object $object): object

public inNamespace(): bool

public isAbstract(): bool

public isAnonymous(): bool

public isCloneable(): bool

public isEnum(): bool

public isFinal(): bool

public isInstance(object $object): bool

public isInstantiable(): bool

public isInterface(): bool

public isInternal(): bool

public isIterable(): bool

public isReadOnly(): bool

public isSubclassOf(ReflectionClass|string $class): bool

public isTrait(): bool

public isUninitializedLazyObject(object $object): bool

public isUserDefined(): bool

public markLazyObjectAsInitialized(object $object): object

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

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

public newInstanceWithoutConstructor(): object

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

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

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

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

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

public __toString(): string

}

Properties

name: Name of the class. Read-only, throws ReflectionException in attempt to write.

Predefined Constants

ReflectionClass Modifiers

ReflectionClass::IS_IMPLICIT_ABSTRACT: Indicates the class is abstract because it has some abstract methods.
ReflectionClass::IS_EXPLICIT_ABSTRACT: Indicates the class is abstract because of its definition.
ReflectionClass::IS_FINAL: Indicates the class is final.
ReflectionClass::IS_READONLY: Indicates the class is readonly.
ReflectionClass::SKIP_INITIALIZATION_ON_SERIALIZE: Indicates that serialize() should not trigger initialization of a lazy object.
ReflectionClass::SKIP_DESTRUCTOR: Indicates an object destructor should not be called when resetting it as lazy.

Changelog

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

Table of Contents

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

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User Contributed Notes 4 notes

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danbettles at yahoo dot co dot uk ¶

15 years ago

To reflect on a namespaced class in PHP 5.3, you must always specify the fully qualified name of the class - even if you've aliased the containing namespace using a "use" statement.



So instead of:



<?php

use App\Core as Core;

$oReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Core\Singleton');

?>



You would type:



<?php

use App\Core as Core;

$oReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('App\Core\Singleton');

?>

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Anonymous ¶

12 years ago

Unserialized reflection class cause error.



<?php

/**

 * abc

 */

class a{}



$ref = new ReflectionClass('a');

$ref = unserialize(serialize($ref));

var_dump($ref);

var_dump($ref->getDocComment());



// object(ReflectionClass)#2 (1) {

//   ["name"]=>

//   string(1) "a"

// }

// PHP Fatal error:  ReflectionClass::getDocComment(): Internal error: Failed to retrieve the reflection object

?>

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Anonymous ¶

11 years ago

Reflecting an alias will give you a reflection of the resolved class.

<?php

class X {
    
}

class_alias('X','Y');
class_alias('Y','Z');
$z = new ReflectionClass('Z');
echo $z->getName(); // X

?>

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featherbits ¶

3 years ago

In order to get class attributes look here (php8)
https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.attributes.reflection.php