ReflectionMethod::isStatic
This is handy for accessing private methods but remember that things are normally private for a reason! Unit Testing is one (debatable) use case for this.
Example:
<?php
class Foo {
private function myPrivateMethod() {
return 7;
}
}
$method = new ReflectionMethod('Foo', 'myPrivateMethod');
$method->setAccessible(true);
echo $method->invoke(new Foo);
// echos "7"
?>
This works nicely with PHPUnit: http://php.net/manual/en/reflectionmethod.setaccessible.php
ReflectionMethod::setAccessible
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.2)
ReflectionMethod::setAccessible — Set method accessibility
Description
public void ReflectionMethod::setAccessible
( bool
$accessible
)Sets a method to be accessible. For example, it may allow protected and private methods to be invoked.
Parameters
-
accessible -
TRUEto allow accessibility, orFALSE.
Return Values
No value is returned.
See Also
- ReflectionMethod::isPrivate() - Checks if method is private
- ReflectionMethod::isProtected() - Checks if method is protected
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ReflectionMethod::setAccessible
dave1010 at gmail dot com
10-May-2011 09:21