runkit_method_copy

Copies a method from class to another

Description

bool runkit_method_copy ( string $dClass , string $dMethod , string $sClass [, string $sMethod ] )
Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.

Parameters

dClass

Destination class for copied method

dMethod

Destination method name

sClass

Source class of the method to copy

sMethod

Name of the method to copy from the source class. If this parameter is omitted, the value of dMethod is assumed.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 runkit_method_copy example

<?php
class Foo {
    function 
example() {
        return 
"foo!\n";
    }
}

class 
Bar {
    
// initially, no methods
}

// copy the example() method from the Foo class to the Bar class, as baz()
runkit_method_copy('Bar''baz''Foo''example');

// output copied function
echo Bar::baz();
?>

The above example will output:

foo!

See Also

  • runkit_method_add
  • runkit_method_redefine
  • runkit_method_remove
  • runkit_method_rename
  • runkit_function_copy