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    The ReflectionObject class

    (PHP 5, PHP 7)

    Introduction

    The ReflectionObject class reports information about an object.

    Class synopsis

    ReflectionObject extends ReflectionClass implements Reflector {
    /* Constants */
    const integer IS_IMPLICIT_ABSTRACT = 16 ;
    const integer IS_EXPLICIT_ABSTRACT = 32 ;
    const integer IS_FINAL = 64 ;
    /* Properties */
    public $name ;
    /* Methods */
    public __construct ( object $argument )
    public static string export ( string $argument [, bool $return ] )
    /* Inherited methods */
    public ReflectionClass::__construct ( mixed $argument )
    public static string ReflectionClass::export ( mixed $argument [, bool $return = false ] )
    public mixed ReflectionClass::getConstant ( string $name )
    public array ReflectionClass::getConstants ( void )
    public ReflectionMethod ReflectionClass::getConstructor ( void )
    public array ReflectionClass::getDefaultProperties ( void )
    public string ReflectionClass::getDocComment ( void )
    public int ReflectionClass::getEndLine ( void )
    public ReflectionExtension ReflectionClass::getExtension ( void )
    public string ReflectionClass::getExtensionName ( void )
    public string ReflectionClass::getFileName ( void )
    public array ReflectionClass::getInterfaceNames ( void )
    public array ReflectionClass::getInterfaces ( void )
    public ReflectionMethod ReflectionClass::getMethod ( string $name )
    public array ReflectionClass::getMethods ([ int $filter ] )
    public int ReflectionClass::getModifiers ( void )
    public string ReflectionClass::getName ( void )
    public string ReflectionClass::getNamespaceName ( void )
    public object ReflectionClass::getParentClass ( void )
    public array ReflectionClass::getProperties ([ int $filter ] )
    public ReflectionProperty ReflectionClass::getProperty ( string $name )
    public string ReflectionClass::getShortName ( void )
    public int ReflectionClass::getStartLine ( void )
    public array ReflectionClass::getStaticProperties ( void )
    public mixed ReflectionClass::getStaticPropertyValue ( string $name [, mixed &$def_value ] )
    public array ReflectionClass::getTraitAliases ( void )
    public array ReflectionClass::getTraitNames ( void )
    public array ReflectionClass::getTraits ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::hasConstant ( string $name )
    public bool ReflectionClass::hasMethod ( string $name )
    public bool ReflectionClass::hasProperty ( string $name )
    public bool ReflectionClass::implementsInterface ( string $interface )
    public bool ReflectionClass::inNamespace ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isAbstract ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isAnonymous ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isCloneable ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isFinal ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isInstance ( object $object )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isInstantiable ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isInterface ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isInternal ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isIterateable ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isSubclassOf ( string $class )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isTrait ( void )
    public bool ReflectionClass::isUserDefined ( void )
    public object ReflectionClass::newInstance ( mixed $args [, mixed $... ] )
    public object ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs ([ array $args ] )
    public object ReflectionClass::newInstanceWithoutConstructor ( void )
    public void ReflectionClass::setStaticPropertyValue ( string $name , string $value )
    public string ReflectionClass::__toString ( void )
    }

    Properties

    name

    Name of the object's class. Read-only, throws ReflectionException in attempt to write.

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    User Contributed Notes

    marcel dot nolte at noltecomputer dot de
    6 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.
    kuldipem at gmail dot com
    10 months ago
    class a {
        const abc = 1;
        public function __get($key){
            $r = new ReflectionObject($this);
            if($r->hasConstant($key)){ return $r->getConstant($key); }
        }
    }
    class b {
        public function getA(){
            return new a();
        }
    }
    $b = new b();
    var_dump($b->getA()::abc);
    var_dump($b->getA()::def);
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