The ReflectionParameter::getPosition() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the position of the specified parameter.
Syntax:
int ReflectionParameter::getPosition( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns the position of the specified parameter.
Below programs illustrate the ReflectionParameter::getPosition() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Initializing a user-defined class Company1 class Company1 { public function GFG( $Parameter ){} } // Initializing a subclass Company2 class Company2 extends Company1 { } // Using the ReflectionParameter over the above class $A = new ReflectionParameter([ 'Company2' , 'GFG' ], 0); // Calling the getPosition() function $B = $A ->getPosition(); // Getting the position of the specified parameter. var_dump( $B ); ?> |
int(0)
Program 2:
<?php // Initializing some user-defined classes class Department1 { protected function HR( $Parameter1 ){} } class Department2 { final function Coding( Exception $Parameter2 , Exception $Parameter3 ){} } class Department3 { function Marketing( $Parameter4 , $Parameter5 , $Parameter6 ){} } // Using the ReflectionParameter over the above classes $A = new ReflectionParameter([ 'Department1' , 'HR' ], 0); $B = new ReflectionParameter([ 'Department2' , 'Coding' ], 1); $C = new ReflectionParameter([ 'Department3' , 'Marketing' ], 2); // Calling the getPosition() function and // getting the position of the specified parameter var_dump( $A ->getPosition()); var_dump( $B ->getPosition()); var_dump( $C ->getPosition()); ?> |
Output:
int(0) int(1) int(2)
Reference: https://secure.php.net/manual/en/reflectionparameter.getposition.php