ReflectionMethod::invoke
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
ReflectionMethod::invoke — Invoke
Description
public ReflectionMethod::invoke ( object $object , mixed ...$args ) : mixed
Invokes a reflected method.
Parameters
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object
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The object to invoke the method on. For static methods, pass null to this parameter.
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args
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Zero or more parameters to be passed to the method. It accepts a variable number of parameters which are passed to the method.
Return Values
Returns the method result.
Errors/Exceptions
A ReflectionException if the object
parameter does not contain an instance of the class that this method was declared in.
A ReflectionException if the method invocation failed.
Examples
Example #1 ReflectionMethod::invoke() example
<?php class HelloWorld { public function sayHelloTo($name) { return 'Hello ' . $name; } } $reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo'); echo $reflectionMethod->invoke(new HelloWorld(), 'Mike'); ?>
The above example will output:
Hello Mike
Notes
Note:
If the function has arguments that need to be references, then they must be references in the passed argument list.
See Also
- ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - Invoke args
- __invoke()
- call_user_func() - Call the callback given by the first parameter
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