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<ReflectionClass::isAbstractReflectionClass::isCloneable>
^ReflectionClassLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

ReflectionClass::isAnonymous

(PHP 7, PHP 8)

ReflectionClass::isAnonymous — Checks if class is anonymous

Description

public function ReflectionClass::isAnonymous(): bool

Checks if a class is an anonymous class.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true if the class is anonymous or false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 ReflectionClass::isAnonymous() example

<?php
class TestClass {}
$anonClass = new class {};

$normalClass = new ReflectionClass('TestClass');
$anonClass  = new ReflectionClass($anonClass);

var_dump($normalClass->isAnonymous());
var_dump($anonClass->isAnonymous());

?>

The above example will output:

bool(false)
bool(true)

See Also


<ReflectionClass::isAbstractReflectionClass::isCloneable>
^ReflectionClassLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026