PHP | ReflectionProperty __toString() Function

Last Updated : 31 Dec, 2019
The ReflectionProperty::__toString() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the string form of the specified property. Syntax: 
public string ReflectionProperty::__toString ( void ) : string
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters. Return Value: This function returns the string form of the specified property. Below programs illustrate the ReflectionProperty::__toString() function in PHP: Program 1: php 
<?php

// Initializing a user-defined class Company
class Company
{
    private $SizeOfGeeksforGeeks = 13;
    private $SizeOfGFG = 3;
}

// Using ReflectionProperty 
$A = new ReflectionProperty('Company', 'SizeOfGeeksforGeeks');
$B = new ReflectionProperty('Company', 'SizeOfGFG');

// Calling the __toString() function
$C = $A->__toString();
$D = $B->__toString();

// Getting the string form of the specified property.
var_dump($C);
var_dump($D);
?>
Output: 
string(52) "Property [ <default> private $SizeOfGeeksforGeeks ]
"
string(42) "Property [ <default> private $SizeOfGFG ]
"
Program 2: php 
<?php

// Initializing some user-defined classes
class Department1
{
    protected $SizeOfHR;
}
class Department2
{
    public $SizeOfCoding = 6;
}
class Department3
{
    static $SizeOfMarketing = 9;
}

// Using ReflectionProperty over above classes
$A = new ReflectionProperty('Department1', 'SizeOfHR');
$B = new ReflectionProperty('Department2', 'SizeOfCoding');
$C = new ReflectionProperty('Department3', 'SizeOfMarketing');

// Calling the __toString() function and
// getting the string form of the specified property.
var_dump($A->__toString());
var_dump($B->__toString());
var_dump($C->__toString());
?>
Output: 
string(43) "Property [ <default> protected $SizeOfHR ]
"
string(44) "Property [ <default> public $SizeOfCoding ]
"
string(44) "Property [ public static $SizeOfMarketing ]
"
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionproperty.tostring.php
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