The ReflectionAttribute class

(PHP 8)

Introduction

The ReflectionAttribute class provides information about an Attribute.

Class synopsis

class ReflectionAttribute implements Reflector {

/* Constants */

public const int IS_INSTANCEOF;

/* Properties */

public string $name;

/* Methods */

private function __construct()

public function getArguments(): array

public function getName(): string

public function getTarget(): int

public function isRepeated(): bool

public function newInstance(): object

}

Properties

name: The name of the attribute.

Predefined Constants

ReflectionAttribute Flags

ReflectionAttribute::IS_INSTANCEOF int: Retrieve attributes using an instanceof check. Used as the flags argument of ReflectionClass::getAttributes() and the equivalent methods of the other reflection classes. When set, the name argument matches attributes whose class is the given class or a subclass of it, or implements the given interface, instead of only matching the exact class name.

Note:
The values of these constants may change between PHP versions. It is recommended to always use the constants and not rely on the values directly.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.4.0	All class constants are now typed.
8.4.0	Added ReflectionAttribute::$name.

ReflectionAttribute::__construct — Private constructor to disallow direct instantiation
ReflectionAttribute::getArguments — Gets arguments passed to attribute
ReflectionAttribute::getName — Gets attribute name
ReflectionAttribute::getTarget — Returns the target of the attribute as bitmask
ReflectionAttribute::isRepeated — Returns whether the attribute of this name has been repeated on a code element
ReflectionAttribute::newInstance — Instantiates the attribute class represented by this ReflectionAttribute class and arguments