ReflectionClass::getStartLine

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ReflectionClass::getStartLineGets starting line number

Description

public ReflectionClass::getStartLine(): int|false

Get the starting line number.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

The starting line number, as an int, or false if unknown.

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3 years ago
Note: lines in file start from 1!
Sample to get class code:
<?php
$class
= new ReflectionClass('Foo');
$offset = $class->getStartLine() - 1;
$code = implode(
   
'',
   
array_slice(
       
file($class->getFileName()),
       
$offset,
       
$class->getEndLine() - $offset
   
)
);
?>
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