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ReflectionMethod::getClosure

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

ReflectionMethod::getClosureReturns a dynamically created closure for the method

Description

public ReflectionMethod::getClosure(?object $object = null): Closure

Create a closure which will call the method.

Parameters

object

Forbidden for static methods, required for other methods.

Return Values

Returns the newly created Closure.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a ValueError if object is null but the method is non-static.

Throws a ReflectionException if object is not an instance of the class this method was declared in.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 object is now nullable.

User Contributed Notes

Denis Doronin
12 years ago
You can call private methods with getClosure():

<?php

function call_private_method($object, $method, $args = array()) {
$reflection = new ReflectionClass(get_class($object));
$closure = $reflection->getMethod($method)->getClosure($object);
return
call_user_func_array($closure, $args);
}

class
Example {

private
$x = 1, $y = 10;

private function
sum() {
print
$this->x + $this->y;
}

}

call_private_method(new Example(), 'sum');

?>

Output is 11.
okto
8 years ago
Use method from another class context.

<?php

class A {
private
$var = 'class A';

public function
getVar() {
return
$this->var;
}

public function
getCl() {
return function () {
$this->getVar();
};
}
}

class
B {
private
$var = 'class B';
}

$a = new A();
$b = new B();

print
$a->getVar() . PHP_EOL;

$reflection = new ReflectionClass(get_class($a));
$closure = $reflection->getMethod('getVar')->getClosure($a);
$get_var_b = $closure->bindTo($b, $b);

print
$get_var_b() . PHP_EOL;

// Output:
// class A
// class B
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