PHP | ReflectionMethod invokeArgs() Function
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08 Jul, 2021
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The ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to invoke the specified reflected method and returns the result of the method.
Syntax:
mixed ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs ( $object, $parameter )
Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- object: This is the initialized class object.
- parameter: This is the array of zero or more parameters to be passed to the method.
Return Value: This function returns the result of the invoked method.
Below programs illustrate the ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php
// Initializing a user-defined class
class Company {
public function GFG($name) {
return 'GeeksforGeeks' . $name;
}
}
// Using ReflectionMethod() over the class Company
$A = new ReflectionMethod('Company', 'GFG');
// Calling the invokeArgs() function
$B = $A->invokeArgs(new Company(),
array(' is a Computer Science Portal.'));
// Getting the result of the invoked method.
echo $B;
?>
Output:
GeeksforGeeks is a Computer Science Portal.
Program 2:
<?php
// Initializing some user-defined classes
class Department1 {
public function hr($name) {
return 'HR' . $name;
}
}
class Department2 {
public function coding($name) {
return 'Coding' . $name;
}
}
class Department3 {
public function marketing($name) {
return 'Marketing' . $name;
}
}
// Using ReflectionMethod() over the above classes
$A = new ReflectionMethod('Department1', 'hR');
$B = new ReflectionMethod('Department2', 'coding');
$C = new ReflectionMethod('Department3', 'marketing');
// Calling the invokeArgs() function and
// getting the result of the invoked method.
echo $A->invokeArgs(new Department1(),
array(' is a Department.'));
echo "\n";
echo $B->invokeArgs(new Department2(),
array(' is also a Department.'));
echo "\n";
echo $C->invokeArgs(new Department3(),
array(' too.'));
?>
Output:
HR is a Department. Coding is also a Department. Marketing too.
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionmethod.invokeargs.php
