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PHP | ReflectionProperty isPrivate() Function

The ReflectionProperty::isPrivate() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return TRUE if the specified property is private, FALSE otherwise.

Syntax:

bool ReflectionProperty::isPrivate ( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns TRUE if the specified property is private, FALSE otherwise.

Below programs illustrate the ReflectionProperty::isPrivate() function in PHP:
Program 1:




<?php
  
// Initializing a user-defined class Company
class Company
{
    private $SizeOfneveropen = 13;
    public $SizeOfGFG = 3;
}
  
// Using ReflectionProperty 
$A = new ReflectionProperty('Company', 'SizeOfneveropen');
$B = new ReflectionProperty('Company', 'SizeOfGFG');
  
// Calling the isPrivate() function
$C = $A->isPrivate();
$D = $B->isPrivate();
  
// Getting TRUE if the specified property
// is private, FALSE otherwise.
var_dump($C);
var_dump($D);
?>


Output:

bool(true)
bool(false)

Program 2:




<?php
  
// Initializing some user-defined classes
class Department1
{
    protected $SizeOfHR;
}
class Department2
{
    public $SizeOfCoding = 6;
}
class Department3
{
    private $SizeOfMarketing = 9;
}
  
// Using ReflectionProperty over above classes
$A = new ReflectionProperty('Department1', 'SizeOfHR');
$B = new ReflectionProperty('Department2', 'SizeOfCoding');
$C = new ReflectionProperty('Department3', 'SizeOfMarketing');
  
// Calling the isPrivate() function and
// getting TRUE if the specified property
// is private, FALSE otherwise.
var_dump($A->isPrivate());
var_dump($B->isPrivate());
var_dump($C->isPrivate());
?>


Output:

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

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionproperty.isprivate.php

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