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The ReflectionFunction class

Introduction

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

The ReflectionFunction class reports information about a function.

Class synopsis

class ReflectionFunction extends ReflectionFunctionAbstract {
/* Constants */
public const int IS_DEPRECATED;
/* Inherited properties */
public string $name;
/* Methods */
public __construct(Closure|string $function)
public static export(string $name, string $return = ?): string
public getClosure(): Closure
public invoke(mixed ...$args): mixed
public invokeArgs(array $args): mixed
public isAnonymous(): bool
#[\Deprecated] 
 public isDisabled(): bool
public __toString(): string
/* Inherited methods */
private ReflectionFunctionAbstract::__clone(): void
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getAttributes(?string $name = null, int $flags = 0): array
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureCalledClass(): ?ReflectionClass
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureScopeClass(): ?ReflectionClass
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureThis(): ?object
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosureUsedVariables(): array
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getDocComment(): string|false
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getEndLine(): int|false
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getExtension(): ?ReflectionExtension
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getExtensionName(): string|false
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getFileName(): string|false
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getName(): string
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNamespaceName(): string
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNumberOfParameters(): int
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNumberOfRequiredParameters(): int
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getParameters(): array
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType(): ?ReflectionType
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getShortName(): string
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getStartLine(): int|false
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getStaticVariables(): array
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getTentativeReturnType(): ?ReflectionType
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::hasReturnType(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::hasTentativeReturnType(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::inNamespace(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isClosure(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isDeprecated(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isGenerator(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isInternal(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isStatic(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isUserDefined(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::isVariadic(): bool
public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::returnsReference(): bool
abstract public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::__toString(): void
}

Predefined Constants

ReflectionFunction Modifiers

ReflectionFunction::IS_DEPRECATED int

Indicates deprecated functions.

Changelog

Version Description
8.4.0 The class constants are now typed.
8.0.0 ReflectionFunction::export() was removed.

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