ReflectionMethod::invoke
Invoke
Description
public mixed ReflectionMethod::invoke(objectnull $object
, mixed ...$args
)
Parameters
-
object
-
The object to invoke the method on. For static methods, pass
null to this parameter.
-
args
-
Zero or more parameters to be passed to the method.
It accepts a variable number of parameters which are passed to the method.
Return Values
Returns the method result.
Errors/Exceptions
A ReflectionException if the object
parameter does not contain an instance of the class that this method was declared in.
A ReflectionException if the method invocation failed.
Examples
Example #1 ReflectionMethod::invoke example
<?php
class HelloWorld {
public function sayHelloTo($name) {
return 'Hello ' . $name;
}
}
$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo');
echo $reflectionMethod->invoke(new HelloWorld(), 'Mike');
?>
The above example will output:
Notes
Note:
ReflectionMethod::invoke cannot be used when reference parameters are expected.
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs has to be used instead (passing references in the argument list).
See Also
- ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs
- __invoke()
- call_user_func