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^EventBaseLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

EventBase::getMethod

(PECL event >= 1.2.6-beta)

EventBase::getMethod — Returns event method in use

Description

public function EventBase::getMethod(): string

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

String representing used event method(backend).

Examples

Example #1 EventBase::getMethod() example

<?php
$cfg = new EventConfig();
if ($cfg->avoidMethod("select")) {
    echo "'select' method avoided\n";
}

// Create event_base associated with the config
$base = new EventBase($cfg);
echo "Event method used: ", $base->getMethod(), PHP_EOL;

?>

The above example will output something similar to:

`select' method avoided
Event method used: epoll

See Also


<EventBase::getFeaturesEventBase::getTimeOfDayCached>
^EventBaseLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026