Phar::getMetaData
(PHP >= 5.3.0, PECL phar >= 1.0.0)
Phar::getMetaData — Returns phar archive meta-data
Description
Retrieve archive meta-data. Meta-data can be any PHP variable that can be serialized.
Parameters
No parameters.
Return Values
any PHP variable that can be serialized and is stored as meta-data for the Phar archive, or NULL if no meta-data is stored.
Examples
Example #1 A Phar::getMetaData() example
<?php
// make sure it doesn't exist
@unlink('brandnewphar.phar');
try {
$p = new Phar(dirname(__FILE__) . '/brandnewphar.phar', 0, 'brandnewphar.phar');
$p['file.php'] = '<?php echo "hello";';
$p->setMetaData(array('bootstrap' => 'file.php'));
var_dump($p->getMetaData());
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo 'Could not modify phar:', $e;
}
?>
The above example will output:
array(1) {
["bootstrap"]=>
string(8) "file.php"
}
See Also
- Phar::setMetadata() - Sets phar archive meta-data
- Phar::delMetadata() - Deletes the global metadata of the phar
- Phar::hasMetadata() - Returns whether phar has global meta-data