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
