ReflectionProperty::getValue
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ReflectionProperty::getValue — Gets value
Description
Gets the property's value.
Parameters
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object
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If the property is non-static an object must be provided to fetch the property from. If you want to fetch the default property without providing an object use ReflectionClass::getDefaultProperties() instead.
Return Values
The current value of the property.
Errors/Exceptions
Throws a ReflectionException if the property is inaccessible. You can make a protected or private property accessible using ReflectionProperty::setAccessible().
Changelog
Version | Description |
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8.0.0 |
object is nullable now.
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Examples
Example #1 ReflectionProperty::getValue() example
<?php
class Foo {
public static $staticProperty = 'foobar';
public $property = 'barfoo';
protected $privateProperty = 'foofoo';
}
$reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Foo');
var_dump($reflectionClass->getProperty('staticProperty')->getValue());
var_dump($reflectionClass->getProperty('property')->getValue(new Foo));
$reflectionProperty = $reflectionClass->getProperty('privateProperty');
$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
var_dump($reflectionProperty->getValue(new Foo));
?>
The above example will output:
string(6) "foobar" string(6) "barfoo" string(6) "foofoo"
See Also
- ReflectionProperty::setValue() - Set property value
- ReflectionProperty::setAccessible() - Set property accessibility
- ReflectionClass::getDefaultProperties() - Gets default properties
- ReflectionClass::getStaticPropertyValue() - Gets static property value