ReflectionMethod::getPrototype

Gets the method prototype (if there is one).

Description

public ReflectionMethod ReflectionMethod::getPrototype ( void )

Returns the methods prototype.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

A ReflectionMethod instance of the method prototype.

Errors/Exceptions

A ReflectionException exception is thrown if the method does not have a prototype.

Examples

Example #1 ReflectionMethod::getPrototype example

<?php
class Hello {

    public function 
sayHelloTo($name) {
        return 
'Hello ' $name;
    }

}
class 
HelloWorld extends Hello {

    public function 
sayHelloTo($name) {
        return 
'Hello world: ' $name;
    }

}

$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld''sayHelloTo');
var_dump($reflectionMethod->getPrototype());
?>

The above example will output:

object(ReflectionMethod)#2 (2) {
  ["name"]=>
  string(10) "sayHelloTo"
  ["class"]=>
  string(5) "Hello"
}

See Also

  • ReflectionMethod::getModifiers