classkit_method_add
(PECL classkit >= 0.1)
classkit_method_add — Dynamically adds a new method to a given class
Description
This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.
Parameters
- classname
-
The class to which this method will be added
- methodname
-
The name of the method to add
- args
-
Comma-delimited list of arguments for the newly-created method
- code
-
The code to be evaluated when methodname is called
- flags
-
The type of method to create, can be CLASSKIT_ACC_PUBLIC, CLASSKIT_ACC_PROTECTED or CLASSKIT_ACC_PRIVATE
Note:
This parameter is only used as of PHP 5, because, prior to this, all methods were public.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 classkit_method_add() example
<?php
class Example {
function foo() {
echo "foo!\n";
}
}
// create an Example object
$e = new Example();
// Add a new public method
classkit_method_add(
'Example',
'add',
'$num1, $num2',
'return $num1 + $num2;',
CLASSKIT_ACC_PUBLIC
);
// add 12 + 4
echo $e->add(12, 4);
?>
The above example will output:
16
See Also
- classkit_method_copy() - Copies a method from class to another
- classkit_method_redefine() - Dynamically changes the code of the given method
- classkit_method_remove() - Dynamically removes the given method
- classkit_method_rename() - Dynamically changes the name of the given method
- create_function() - Create an anonymous (lambda-style) function