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    interface_exists

    (PHP 5 >= 5.0.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    interface_exists — Vérifie si une interface a été définie

    Description

    interface_exists(string $interface, bool $autoload = true): bool

    Vérifie si une interface a été définie.

    Liste de paramètres

    interface

    Le nom de l'interface

    autoload

    Si l'on doit appeler autoload ou non par défaut.

    Valeurs de retour

    Retourne true si l'interface fournie par le paramètre interface a été définie, false sinon.

    Exemples

    Exemple #1 Exemple avec interface_exists()

    <?php
    // Vérifie si l'interface existe avant de l'utiliser
    if (interface_exists('MyInterface')) {
    class     MyClass implements MyInterface
    {
    // Méthodes
    }
    }

    ?>

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    CoR
    9 years ago
    Class and Interface share SAME namespace!

    class k{}

    interface k {}    // Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class k
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    andrey at php dot net
    20 years ago
    As far as I remember interface_exists() was added in 5.0.2 . In 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 class_exists() used to return TRUE when asked for a existing interface. Starting 5.0.2 class_exists() doesn't do that anymore.
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    nils dot rocine at gmail dot com
    13 years ago
    A little note on namespaces that may be obvious to some, but was not obvious to me.

    Although you can make the below statement when the statement is in the same namespace as the interface/class declaration MyInterface...
    <?php
    $foo     instanceof MyInterface
    ?>

    Making use of the interface_exists, or class_exists functions, you must enter the full namespaced interface name like so (even if the function call is from the same namespace.)
    <?php
    interface_exists    (__NAMESPACE__ . '\MyInterface', false);
    ?>
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    maxim at inbox dot ru
    12 years ago
    If you want to check for included interface and you already register spl autoloader - it will crash. Becassue autoloader trying to load `string` and he doesnt matter is it class or not.
    Iv found several ways :
    1 - unregister AL - -> check for Ifaces - -> register Autoloader

    2 - $ifaces = array_flip(get_declared_interfaces());
    if($ifaces["MyIface"]) // empty // isset .

    Interfaces are not bad, you can build correct geomentry of system , with validation by funcs / vars / const .
    Also they are good to storage variables <?php
    ROOT    ::THEMES ; ROOT::LOC ; ?> . Much faster then Define, but you cant put algorithms inside, only complite strings / __file__ / etc.
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