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ReflectionClass::isInstance

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

ReflectionClass::isInstanceChecks class for instance

Description

public ReflectionClass::isInstance ( object $object ) : bool

Checks if an object is an instance of a class.

Parameters

object

The object being compared to.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 ReflectionClass::isInstance() related examples

<?php
// Example usage
$class = new ReflectionClass('Foo');

if ($class->isInstance($arg)) {
    echo "Yes";
}

// Equivalent to
if ($arg instanceof Foo) {
    echo "Yes";
}

// Equivalent to
if (is_a($arg, 'Foo')) {
    echo "Yes";
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Yes
Yes
Yes

See Also

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https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.isinstance.php