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PHP | ReflectionParameter isDefaultValueAvailable() Function

The ReflectionParameter::isDefaultValueAvailable() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return TRUE if a default value is available, otherwise FALSE

Syntax:

bool ReflectionParameter::isDefaultValueAvailable ( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns TRUE if a default value is available, otherwise FALSE.

Below programs illustrate the ReflectionParameter::isDefaultValueAvailable() function in PHP:
Program 1:




<?php
  
// Initializing a user-defined class Company1
class Company1
{
    function GFG($Full_Name = 'neveropen'){}
}
   
// Initializing a subclass Company2
class Company2 extends Company1
{
}
   
// Using the ReflectionParameter over the above class
$A = new ReflectionParameter(['Company2', 'GFG'], 0); 
   
// Calling the isDefaultValueAvailable() function
$B = $A->isDefaultValueAvailable();
   
// Getting TRUE if a default value is available,
// otherwise FALSE
var_dump($B);
?>


Output:

bool(true)

Program 2:




<?php
   
// Initializing some user-defined classes
class Department1
{
    function HR( $Full_Name = 'Human Resource'){}
}
class Department2
{
    function Coding( $Parameter2, $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 isDefaultValueAvailable() function and 
// getting TRUE if a default value is available, 
// otherwise FALSE
var_dump($A->isDefaultValueAvailable());
var_dump($B->isDefaultValueAvailable());
var_dump($C->isDefaultValueAvailable());
?>


Output:

bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionparameter.isdefaultvalueavailable.php

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