method_exists(3) [php man page]

METHOD_EXISTS(3)							 1							  METHOD_EXISTS(3)

method_exists - Checks if the class method exists

SYNOPSIS

       bool method_exists (mixed  $object, string  $method_name)

DESCRIPTION

	Checks if the class method exists in the given $object.

PARAMETERS

	      o $object
		- An object instance or a class name

	      o $method_name
		- The method name

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE if the method given by $method_name has been defined for the given $object, FALSE otherwise.

NOTES

       Note

	      Using this function will use any registered autoloaders if the class is not already known.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      method_exists(3) example

	      <?php
	      $directory = new Directory('.');
	      var_dump(method_exists($directory,'read'));
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      bool(true)

       Example #2

	      Static method_exists(3) example

	      <?php
	      var_dump(method_exists('Directory','read'));
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      bool(true)

SEE ALSO

       function_exists(3), is_callable(3), class_exists(3).

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GET_CLASS_METHODS(3)							 1						      GET_CLASS_METHODS(3)

get_class_methods - Gets the class methods' names

SYNOPSIS

       array get_class_methods (mixed  $class_name)

DESCRIPTION

	Gets the class methods names.

PARAMETERS

	      o $class_name
		- The class name or an object instance

RETURN VALUES

	Returns an array of method names defined for the class specified by $class_name. In case of an error, it returns NULL.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      get_class_methods(3) example

	      <?php

	      class myclass {
		  // constructor
		  function myclass()
		  {
		      return(true);
		  }

		  // method 1
		  function myfunc1()
		  {
		      return(true);
		  }

		  // method 2
		  function myfunc2()
		  {
		      return(true);
		  }
	      }

	      $class_methods = get_class_methods('myclass');
	      // or
	      $class_methods = get_class_methods(new myclass());

	      foreach ($class_methods as $method_name) {
		  echo "$method_name
";
	      }

	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      myclass
	      myfunc1
	      myfunc2

SEE ALSO

       get_class(3), get_class_vars(3), get_object_vars(3).

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