(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ReflectionMethod::invoke — Invoke
Invokes a reflected method.
objectThe object to invoke the method on. For static methods, pass null to this parameter.
argsZero or more parameters to be passed to the method. It accepts a variable number of parameters which are passed to the method.
Returns the method result.
A ReflectionException if the object
parameter does not contain an instance of the class that this method was declared in.
A ReflectionException if the method invocation failed.
Example #1 ReflectionMethod::invoke() example
<?php
class HelloWorld {
public function sayHelloTo($name) {
return 'Hello ' . $name;
}
}
$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo');
echo $reflectionMethod->invoke(new HelloWorld(), 'Mike');
?>
The above example will output:
Hello Mike
Note:
ReflectionMethod::invoke() cannot be used when reference parameters are expected. ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() has to be used instead (passing references in the argument list).