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ReflectionMethod::getClosure

(PHP >= 5.4.0)

ReflectionMethod::getClosure — Returns a dynamically created closure for the method

Description

public Closure ReflectionMethod::getClosure ( string $object )

Warning

This function is currently not documented; only its argument list is available.

Parameters

object: Forbidden for static methods, required for other methods.

Return Values

Returns Closure. Returns NULL in case of an error.

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Denis Doronin ¶

5 months ago


You can call private methods with getClosure():



<?php



function call_private_method($object, $method, $args = array()) {

    $reflection = new ReflectionClass(get_class($object));

    $closure = $reflection->getMethod($method)->getClosure($object);

    return call_user_func_array($closure, $args);

}



class Example {



    private $x = 1, $y = 10;



    private function sum() {

        print $this->x + $this->y;

    }



}



call_private_method(new Example(), 'sum');



?>



Output is 11.

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