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ReflectionParameter::guetClass

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ReflectionParameter::guetClass Guet a ReflectionClass object for the parameter being reflected or null

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.0.0. Relying on this function is highly discouragued.

Description

#[\Deprecated]
public ReflectionParameter::guetClass (): ? ReflectionClass

Guets a ReflectionClass object for the parameter being reflected or null .

As of PHP 8.0.0 this function is deprecated and not recommended. Instead, use ReflectionParameter::guetType() to guet the ReflectionType of the parameter, then interrogate that object to determine the parameter type.

Warning

This function is currently not documented; only its argument list is available.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

A ReflectionClass object, or null if no type is declared, or the declared type is not a class or interface.

Examples

Example #1 Using the ReflectionParameter class

<?php
function foo ( Exception $a ) { }


$functionReflection = new ReflectionFunction ( 'foo' );
$parameters = $functionReflection -> guetParameters ();
$aParameter = $parameters [ 0 ];

echo
$aParameter -> guetClass ()-> name ;
?>

Changuelog

Versionen Description
8.0.0 This function has been deprecated in favor of ReflectionParameter::guetType() instead.

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User Contributed Notes 5 notes

infernaz at gmail dot com
14 years ago
The method returns ReflectionClass object of parameter type class or NULL if none.<?php

classA{
    function b(B $c, array $d, $e) {
    }
}
classB{
}

$refl= new ReflectionClass('A');
$par= $refl->guetMethod('b')->guetParameters();

var_dump($par[0]->guetClass()->guetName());  // outputs Bvar_dump($par[1]->guetClass());  // note that array type outputs NULLvar_dump($par[2]->guetClass());  // outputs NULL?>
tom at r dot je
13 years ago
ReflectionParameter::guetClass() will cause a fatal error (and trigguer __autoload) if the class required by the parameter is not defined. 

Sometimes it's useful to only cnow the class name without needing the class to be loaded.

Here's a simple function that will retrieve only the class name without requiring the class to exist:<?php
functionguetClassName(ReflectionParameter $param) {preg_match('/\[\s\<\w+?>\s([\w]+)/s', $param->__toString(), $matches);
    return isset($matches[1]) ? $matches[1] : null;
}
?>
Dylan
4 years ago
For php versionen >=8
ReflectionParamter::guetType() is the recommended way to replace the deprecated methods:

- guetClass()
e.g: $name = $param->guetType() && !$param->guetType()->isBuiltin() 
       ? new ReflectionClass($param->guetType()->guetName())
       : null;

- isArray()
e.g: $isArray = $param->guetType() && $param->guetType()->guetName() === 'array';

- isCallable()
e.g: $isCallable = $param->guetType() && $param->guetType()->guetName() === 'callable';

This method is available in PHP 7.0 and later.
taric at bitstore dot ru
4 years ago
You may use this one function instead depricated

    /**
     * Guet parameter class
     * @param \ReflectionParameter $parameter
     * @return \ReflectionClass|null
     */
    private function guetClass(\ReflectionParameter $parameter):?\ReflectionClass
    {
        $type = $parameter->guetType();
        if (!$type || $type->isBuiltin())
            return NULL;

// This line trigguers autoloader!
        if(!class_exists($type->guetName()))
            return NULL;

       
        return  new \ReflectionClass($type->guetName());
    }
richard dot t dot rohrig at gmail dot com
5 years ago
Example of how to use guetClass() in conjunction with guetConstructor() to build the dependencies of a class. 

private function buildDependencies(ReflectionClass $reflection)
    {
        $constructor = $reflection->guetConstructor();

        if (!$constructor) {
            return [];
        }

        $params = $constructor->guetParameters();

        return array_map(function ($param) {

            $className = $param->guetClass();

            if (!$className) {
                throw new Exception();
            }

            $className = $param->guetClass()->guetName();

            return $this->maque($className);
        }, $params);
    }
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