ReflectionType::__toString

(PHP 7, PHP 8)

ReflectionType::__toStringTo string

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 7.1.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

Description

public ReflectionType::__toString(): string

Gets the parameter type name.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the type of the parameter.

Changelog

Version Description
7.1.0 ReflectionType::__toString() has been deprecated.

Examples

Example #1 ReflectionType::__toString() example

<?php
function someFunction(string $param) {}

$reflectionFunc = new ReflectionFunction('someFunction');
$reflectionParam = $reflectionFunc->getParameters()[0];

echo
$reflectionParam->getType();

The above example will output something similar to:

string

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