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ReflectionClass::getMethod

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

ReflectionClass::getMethodGets a ReflectionMethod for a class method.

Description

public ReflectionMethod ReflectionClass::getMethod ( string $name )

Gets a ReflectionMethod for a class method.

Parameters

name

The method name to reflect.

Return Values

A ReflectionMethod.

Errors/Exceptions

A ReflectionException if the method does not exist.

Examples

Example #1 Basic usage of ReflectionClass::getMethod()

<?php
$class 
= new ReflectionClass('ReflectionClass');
$method $class->getMethod('getMethod');
var_dump($method);
?>

The above example will output:

object(ReflectionMethod)#2 (2) {
  ["name"]=>
  string(9) "getMethod"
  ["class"]=>
  string(15) "ReflectionClass"
}

See Also

User Contributed Notes

Jarrod Nettles
5 years ago
If you ever need to get the type hint of a parameter in a method use this.

<?php

//Target our class
$reflector = new ReflectionClass('MyClass');

//Get the parameters of a method
$parameters = $reflector->getMethod('FireCannon')->getParameters();

//Loop through each parameter and get the type
foreach($parameters as $param)
{
    
//Before you call getClass() that class must be defined!
    
echo $param->getClass()->name;
}

?>
Christopher Turner
5 years ago
If the method doesn't exist within the class that the ReflectionClass is reflecting an Exception is thrown.
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