(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)
property_exists — Checks if the object or class has a property
property_exists ( mixed $class , string $property ) : bool
This function checks if the given property exists in the specified class.
Note:
As opposed with isset(), property_exists() returns
trueeven if the property has the valuenull.
class
The class name or an object of the class to test for
property
The name of the property
Returns true if the property exists, false if it doesn't exist or null in case of an error.
Note:
Using this function will use any registered autoloaders if the class is not already known.
Note:
The property_exists() function cannot detect properties that are magically accessible using the
__getmagic method.
Example #1 A property_exists() example
<?php
class myClass {
public $mine;
private $xpto;
static protected $test;
static function test() {
var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'xpto')); //true
}
}
var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'mine')); //true
var_dump(property_exists(new myClass, 'mine')); //true
var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'xpto')); //true, as of PHP 5.3.0
var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'bar')); //false
var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'test')); //true, as of PHP 5.3.0
myClass::test();
?>
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