The ReflectionProperty class

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Introduction

The ReflectionProperty class reports information about class properties.

Class synopsis

class ReflectionProperty implements Reflector {
/* Constants */
public const int IS_STATIC;
public const int IS_READONLY;
public const int IS_PUBLIC;
public const int IS_PROTECTED;
public const int IS_PRIVATE;
public const int IS_ABSTRACT;
public const int IS_PROTECTED_SET;
public const int IS_PRIVATE_SET;
public const int IS_VIRTUAL;
public const int IS_FINAL;
/* Properties */
public string $name;
public string $class;
/* Methods */
public __construct(object|string $class, string $property)
private __clone(): void
public static export(mixed $class, string $name, bool $return = ?): string
public getAttributes(?string $name = null, int $flags = 0): array
public getDeclaringClass(): ReflectionClass
public getDefaultValue(): mixed
public getDocComment(): string|false
public getModifiers(): int
public getName(): string
public getType(): ?ReflectionType
public getValue(?object $object = null): mixed
public hasDefaultValue(): bool
public hasType(): bool
public isDefault(): bool
public isInitialized(?object $object = null): bool
public isLazy(object $object): bool
public isPrivate(): bool
public isPromoted(): bool
public isProtected(): bool
public isPublic(): bool
public isReadOnly(): bool
public isStatic(): bool
public setAccessible(bool $accessible): void
public setRawValueWithoutLazyInitialization(object $object, mixed $value): void
public setValue(object $object, mixed $value): void
public skipLazyInitialization(object $object): void
public __toString(): string
}

Properties

name

Name of the property. Read-only, throws ReflectionException in attempt to write.

class

Name of the class where the property is defined. Read-only, throws ReflectionException in attempt to write.

Predefined Constants

ReflectionProperty Modifiers

ReflectionProperty::IS_STATIC

Indicates static properties. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 1.

ReflectionProperty::IS_READONLY

Indicates readonly properties. Available as of PHP 8.1.0.

ReflectionProperty::IS_PUBLIC

Indicates public properties. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 256.

ReflectionProperty::IS_PROTECTED

Indicates protected properties. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 512.

ReflectionProperty::IS_PRIVATE

Indicates private properties. Prior to PHP 7.4.0, the value was 1024.

ReflectionProperty::IS_ABSTRACT
Indicates the property is abstract. Available as of PHP 8.4.0.
ReflectionProperty::IS_PROTECTED_SET
Available as of PHP 8.4.0.
ReflectionProperty::IS_PRIVATE_SET
Available as of PHP 8.4.0.
ReflectionProperty::IS_VIRTUAL
Available as of PHP 8.4.0.
ReflectionProperty::IS_FINAL
Indicates the property is final. Available as of PHP 8.4.0.

Note:

The values of these constants may change between PHP versions. It is recommended to always use the constants and not rely on the values directly.

Changelog

Version Description
8.4.0 Added ReflectionProperty::IS_VIRTUAL, ReflectionProperty::IS_PRIVATE_SET, ReflectionProperty::IS_PROTECTED_SET, ReflectionProperty::IS_ABSTRACT, and ReflectionProperty::IS_FINAL.
8.0.0 ReflectionProperty::export() was removed.

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