The ReflectionProperty::getDeclaringClass() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the specified declaring classes.
Syntax:
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ReflectionClass ReflectionProperty::getDeclaringClass ( void )Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter. Return Value: This function returns the specified declaring classes. Below programs illustrate the ReflectionProperty::getDeclaringClass() function in PHP: Program 1:
<?php
// Initializing a user-defined class Company
class Company {
public $SizeOfGeeksforGeeks = 13;
public $SizeOfGFG = 3;
}
// Using ReflectionProperty
$A = new ReflectionProperty('Company', 'SizeOfGeeksforGeeks');
$B = new ReflectionProperty('Company', 'SizeOfGFG');
// Calling the getDeclaringClass() function
$C = $A->getDeclaringClass();
$D = $B->getDeclaringClass();
// Getting the specified declaring classes
var_dump($C);
var_dump($D);
?>
Output:
Program 2:
object(ReflectionClass)#3 (1) {
["name"]=>
string(7) "Company"
}
object(ReflectionClass)#4 (1) {
["name"]=>
string(7) "Company"
}
<?php
// Initializing some user-defined classes
class Department1
{
public $SizeOfHR = 2;
}
class Department2
{
public $SizeOfCoding = 6;
}
class Department3
{
public $SizeOfMarketing = 9;
}
// Using ReflectionProperty over above classes
$A = new ReflectionProperty('Department1', 'SizeOfHR');
$B = new ReflectionProperty('Department2', 'SizeOfCoding');
$C = new ReflectionProperty('Department3', 'SizeOfMarketing');
// Calling the getDeclaringClass() function
$D = $A->getDeclaringClass();
$E = $B->getDeclaringClass();
$F = $C->getDeclaringClass();
// Getting the specified declaring classes
var_dump($D);
var_dump($E);
var_dump($F);
?>
Output:
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionproperty.getdeclaringclass.php
object(ReflectionClass)#4 (1) {
["name"]=>
string(11) "Department1"
}
object(ReflectionClass)#5 (1) {
["name"]=>
string(11) "Department2"
}
object(ReflectionClass)#6 (1) {
["name"]=>
string(11) "Department3"
}