UnitEnum::cases

Generates a list of cases on an enum

Description

public static array UnitEnum::cases()

This method will return a packed array of all cases in an enumeration, in order of declaration.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

An array of all defined cases of this enumeration, in order of declaration.

Examples

Example #1 Basic usage

The following example illustrates how enum cases are returned.

<?php
enum Suit
{
    case Hearts;
    case Diamonds;
    case Clubs;
    case Spades;
}

var_dump(Suit::cases());
?>

The above example will output:

array(4) {
    [0]=>
    enum(Suit::Hearts)
    [1]=>
    enum(Suit::Diamonds)
    [2]=>
    enum(Suit::Clubs)
    [3]=>
    enum(Suit::Spades)
}