PHP | ReflectionClass getExtension() Function
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30 Nov, 2019
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The ReflectionClass::getExtension() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the ReflectionExtension object which represents the extension for the defined class, or NULL for the user-defined classes.
Syntax:
php
php
ReflectionExtension ReflectionClass::getExtension( void )Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters. Return Value: This function returns a ReflectionExtension object which represents the extension for the defined class, or NULL for the user-defined classes. Below programs illustrate the ReflectionClass::getExtension() function in PHP: Program 1:
<?php
// Defining a user-defined class named as Departments
class Departments {
static $Dept1 = 'CSE';
private static $Dept2 = 'ECE';
public static $Dept3 = 'EE';
}
// Using ReflectionClass over the class Departments
$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Departments');
// Calling getExtension() functions
$A = $ReflectionClass->getExtension();
// Getting the ReflectionExtension object
var_dump($A);
?>
<?php // Defining a user-defined class named as Departmentsclass Departments { static $Dept1 = 'CSE'; private static $Dept2 = 'ECE'; public static $Dept3 = 'EE';} // Using ReflectionClass over the class Departments$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Departments'); // Calling getExtension() functions$A = $ReflectionClass->getExtension(); // Getting the ReflectionExtension objectvar_dump($A);?>
Output:
Program 2:
NULL
<?php
// Using ReflectionClass
$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('ReflectionClass');
// Calling getExtension() functions
$A = $ReflectionClass->getExtension();
// Getting the ReflectionExtension object
var_dump($A);
?>
<?php // Using ReflectionClass$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('ReflectionClass'); // Calling getExtension() functions$A = $ReflectionClass->getExtension(); // Getting the ReflectionExtension objectvar_dump($A);?>
Output:
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getextension.php
object(ReflectionExtension)#2 (1) {
["name"]=>
string(10) "Reflection"
}
