The ReflectionProperty::isProtected() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return TRUE if the specified property is protected, FALSE otherwise.
Syntax:
bool ReflectionProperty::isProtected( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE if the specified property is protected, FALSE otherwise.
Below programs illustrate the ReflectionProperty::isProtected() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Initializing some user-defined classes class Department1 { protected $SizeOfHR ; } class Department2 { public $SizeOfCoding = 6; } class Department3 { protected $SizeOfMarketing = 9; } // Using ReflectionProperty over above classes $A = new ReflectionProperty( 'Department1' , 'SizeOfHR' ); $B = new ReflectionProperty( 'Department2' , 'SizeOfCoding' ); $C = new ReflectionProperty( 'Department3' , 'SizeOfMarketing' ); // Calling the isProtected() function and // getting TRUE if the specified property // is protected, FALSE otherwise. var_dump( $A ->isProtected()); var_dump( $B ->isProtected()); var_dump( $C ->isProtected()); ?> |
Output:
bool(true) bool(false)
Program 2:
Output:
bool(true) bool(false) bool(true)
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionproperty.isprotected.php