ReflectionClass::getParentClass
It appears the filter parameter accepts a long value that is one of ReflectionProperty::IS_STATIC, ReflectionProperty::IS_PUBLIC, ReflectionProperty::IS_PROTECTED, or ReflectionProperty::IS_PRIVATE as a way to limit the returned properties. Flags may be combined by adding them together.
Example:
<?php
class Foo {
public $alpha = 1;
protected $beta = 2;
private $gamma = 3;
public function listProperties() {
$reflect = new ReflectionObject($this);
foreach ($reflect->getProperties(ReflectionProperty::IS_PUBLIC + ReflectionProperty::IS_PROTECTED) as $prop) {
print $prop->getName() . "\n";
}
}
}
$foo = new Foo();
$foo->listProperties();
?>
will output:
alpha
beta
ReflectionClass::getProperties
(PHP 5)
ReflectionClass::getProperties — Gets properties
Description
public array ReflectionClass::getProperties
([ int $filter
] )
Retrieves reflected properties.
Parameters
- filter
-
The optional filter, for filtering desired property types. It's configured using the ReflectionProperty constants, and defaults to all property types.
Return Values
An array of ReflectionProperty objects.
Examples
Example #1 ReflectionClass::getProperties() filtering example
This example demonstrates usage of the optional filter parameter, where it essentially skips private properties.
<?php
class Foo {
public $foo = 1;
protected $bar = 2;
private $baz = 3;
}
$foo = new Foo();
$reflect = new ReflectionClass($foo);
$props = $reflect->getProperties(ReflectionProperty::IS_PUBLIC | ReflectionProperty::IS_PROTECTED);
foreach ($props as $prop) {
print $prop->getName() . "\n";
}
var_dump($props);
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
foo
bar
array(2) {
[0]=>
object(ReflectionProperty)#3 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(3) "foo"
["class"]=>
string(3) "Foo"
}
[1]=>
object(ReflectionProperty)#4 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(3) "bar"
["class"]=>
string(3) "Foo"
}
}
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User Contributed NotesReflectionClass::getProperties
Jeff Hunter
10-Oct-2009 02:30
10-Oct-2009 02:30
mcurtis
28-Jan-2009 11:41
28-Jan-2009 11:41
It should be noted that the 'filter' parameter in the getProperties(filter) method is expected to be of type long. Not sure why, but it doesn't function as a way of passing in a string to fetch a subset of properties by string match.
muratyaman at gmail dot com
22-Jan-2009 04:47
22-Jan-2009 04:47
Some may find this useful.
<?php
/**
* Recursive function to get an associative array of class properties by property name => ReflectionProperty() object
* including inherited ones from extended classes
* @param string $className Class name
* @param string $types Any combination of <b>public, private, protected, static</b>
* @return array
*/
function getClassProperties($className, $types='public'){
$ref = new ReflectionClass($className);
$props = $ref->getProperties();
$props_arr = array();
foreach($props as $prop){
$f = $prop->getName();
if($prop->isPublic() and (stripos($types, 'public') === FALSE)) continue;
if($prop->isPrivate() and (stripos($types, 'private') === FALSE)) continue;
if($prop->isProtected() and (stripos($types, 'protected') === FALSE)) continue;
if($prop->isStatic() and (stripos($types, 'static') === FALSE)) continue;
$props_arr[$f] = $prop;
}
if($parentClass = $ref->getParentClass()){
$parent_props_arr = getClassProperties($parentClass->getName());//RECURSION
if(count($parent_props_arr) > 0)
$props_arr = array_merge($parent_props_arr, $props_arr);
}
return $props_arr;
}
//USAGE
class A{
public $a1;
function abc(){
//do something
}
}
class AA extends A{
public $a2;
function edf(){
//do something
}
}
class AAA extends AA{
//may not have extra properties, but may have extra methods
function ghi(){
//ok
}
}
//$ref = new ReflectionClass('AAA'); $props = $ref->getProperties();//This will get no properties!
$props_arr = getClassProperties('AAA', 'public');//Use this
var_dump($props_arr);
/*
OUTPUT on PHP5.2.6:
array
'a1' =>
object(ReflectionProperty)[4]
public 'name' => string 'a1' (length=2)
public 'class' => string 'AAA' (length=3)
'a2' =>
object(ReflectionProperty)[3]
public 'name' => string 'a2' (length=2)
public 'class' => string 'AAA' (length=3)
*/
?>
david dot thalmann at gmail dot com
06-Jan-2009 05:19
06-Jan-2009 05:19
With PHP 5.3 protected or private properties are easy to access with setAccessible(). However, it's sometimes needed (e.g. Unit Tests) and here is a workaround for getValue():
<?php
$class = new ReflectionClass('SomeClass');
$props = $class->getProperties();
// $propsStatic = $class->getStaticProperties();
$myPrivatePropertyValue = $props['aPrivateProperty'];
?>
Note that it wont work if you access the property directly with getProperty().