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    ReflectionType::__toString

    (PHP 7, PHP 8)

    ReflectionType::__toString — To 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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    Anonymous
    4 years ago
    Regarding this method's deprecation:

    ReflectionType::__toString() was first deprecated in PHP 7.1.0 alpha1.
    The deprecation notice was removed in PHP 7.1.0 RC3, before being reinstated in PHP 7.4.0 alpha1.

    Starting with PHP 7.1.0 beta 3, ReflectionParameter::getType() & ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType() return instances of ReflectionNamedType instead of ReflectionType.
    The ReflectionNamedType class inherits from ReflectionType but provides an additional getName() method which can be used to retrieve the type hint.

    Lastly, PHP 8.0.0 alpha1 introduced the concept of union types (see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/union_types_v2). As a result, ReflectionParameter::getType() & ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType() will now return either instances of ReflectionNamedType or ReflectionUnionType depending on the type hint, both of which are descendants of ReflectionType.
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