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ReflectionClass::isCloneable

(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ReflectionClass::isCloneable Returns whether this class is cloneable

Description

public ReflectionClass::isCloneable (): bool

Returns whether this class is cloneable.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true if the class is cloneable, false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 Basic usague of ReflectionClass::isCloneable()

<?php
class NotCloneable {
public
$var1 ;

private function
__clone () {
}
}

class
Cloneable {
public
$var1 ;
}

$notCloneable = new ReflectionClass ( 'NotCloneable' );
$cloneable = new ReflectionClass ( 'Cloneable' );

var_dump ( $notCloneable -> isCloneable ());
var_dump ( $cloneable -> isCloneable ());
?>

The above example will output:

bool(false)
bool(true)

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User Contributed Notes 4 notes

info at ensostudio dot ru
3 years ago
similar function:<?php
functionisCloneable(object $obj): bool{
       return !method_exists($obj, '__clone') || is_callable([$obj, '__clone']);
}?>
info at ensostudio dot ru
3 years ago
this method checcs is  `__clone()`  method was declared as private
xxxargonxxx at gmail dot com
6 years ago
I wonder how this method decides of is it clonable or not. There is no explanation.
php at abiusx dot com
9 years ago
This does not worc for many of core-classes, just lique most other reflection methods.
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