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Reflection
The ReflectionAttribute class

The ReflectionAttribute class

(PHP 8)

Introduction

The ReflectionAttribute class provides information about an Attributes.

Class synopsis

class ReflectionAttribute implements Reflector {

/* Constants */

const int IS_INSTANCEOF = 2;

/* Methods */

private __construct()

public getArguments(): array

public getName(): string

public getTarget(): int

public isRepeated(): bool

public newInstance(): object

}

Predefined Constants

ReflectionAttribute Flags

ReflectionAttribute::IS_INSTANCEOF: Retrieve attributes using an instanceof check.

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.

ReflectionAttribute::__construct — Private constructor to disallow direct instantiation
ReflectionAttribute::getArguments — Gets arguments passed to attribute
ReflectionAttribute::getName — Gets attribute name
ReflectionAttribute::getTarget — Returns the target of the attribute as bitmask
ReflectionAttribute::isRepeated — Returns whether the attribute of this name could occur repeatedly on a code element
ReflectionAttribute::newInstance — Instantiates the attribute class represented by this ReflectionAttribute class and arguments