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Reflection
The ReflectionProperty class

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 */

const int IS_STATIC = 16;

const int IS_PUBLIC = 1;

const int IS_PROTECTED = 2;

const int IS_PRIVATE = 4;

/* 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 isPrivate(): bool

public isPromoted(): bool

public isProtected(): bool

public isPublic(): bool

public isReadOnly(): bool

public isStatic(): bool

public setAccessible(bool $accessible): void

public setValue(object $object, mixed $value): void

public setValue(mixed $value): 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_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.

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.