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    ReflectionMethod::invoke

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    ReflectionMethod::invoke — Invoke

    Description

    public ReflectionMethod::invoke(?object $object, mixed ...$args): mixed

    Invokes a reflected method.

    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

    <?phpclass HelloWorld {    public function sayHelloTo($name) {        return 'Hello ' . $name;    }}$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo');echo $reflectionMethod->invoke(new HelloWorld(), 'Mike');?>

    The above example will output:

    Hello Mike

    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