ReflectionMethod
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ReflectionMethod::setAccessible

Set method accessibility

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.5.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

Description

#[\Deprecated] public void ReflectionMethod::setAccessible(bool $accessible)

Enables invoking of a protected or private method via the ReflectionMethod::invoke method.

Note: As of PHP 8.1.0, calling this method has no effect; all methods are invokable by default.

Parameters

accessible

true to allow accessibility, or false.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 Simple Class definition

<?php
class MyClass
{
    private function foo()
    {
        return 'bar';
    }
}

$method = new ReflectionMethod("MyClass", "foo");
$method->setAccessible(true);

$obj = new MyClass();
echo $method->invoke($obj);
echo $obj->foo();
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

bar
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to private method MyClass::foo() from global scope in /in/qdaZS:16

See Also

  • ReflectionMethod::isPrivate
  • ReflectionMethod::isProtected