The ReflectionMethod::getPrototype() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the prototype of the specified method otherwise, an exception/error is returned if the method does not have a prototype.
Syntax:
ReflectionMethod ReflectionMethod::getPrototype( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This function returns the prototype of the specified method otherwise, an exception/error is returned if the method does not have a prototype.
Below programs illustrate the ReflectionMethod::getPrototype() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php    // Initializing a user-defined class Department1 class Department1 {        public function Marketing_Dpt() {         return 'Department1';     } }    // Initializing a subclass of the above class Department1 class Department2 extends Department1{        public function Marketing_Dpt() {         return 'Department2';     }    }   // Again Initializing a subclass of the above subclass Department2 class Department3 extends Department2{        public function Coding_Dpt() {         return 'Department3';     }    }    // Using the ReflectionMethod() over the above // subclass Department2 $A = new ReflectionMethod('Department3', 'Marketing_Dpt');    // Calling the getPrototype() function $B = $A->getPrototype();    // Getting the prototype var_dump($B); ?> |
Output:
object(ReflectionMethod)#2 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(13) "Marketing_Dpt"
["class"]=>
string(11) "Department1"
}
Program 2:
<?php   // Initializing a user-defined class class Company {       protected function neveropen($name) {         return 'GFG' . $name;     } }   // Using ReflectionMethod() over the class Company $A = new ReflectionMethod('Company', 'neveropen');   // Calling the getPrototype() function $B = $A->getPrototype();   // Getting the prototype or an error is returned // if the method does not have a prototype. var_dump($B); ?> |
Output: Method does not have any prototype that will give you an error.
PHP Fatal error: Uncaught ReflectionException: Method Company::
neveropen does not have a prototype in
/home/9d8367b263ee4d7ec6941876b0eae792.php:15
Stack trace:
#0 /home/9d8367b263ee4d7ec6941876b0eae792.php(15):
ReflectionMethod->getPrototype()
#1 {main}
thrown in /home/9d8367b263ee4d7ec6941876b0eae792.php on line 15
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionmethod.getprototype.php
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