php: issue on how to check the static method?

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$this->categories = tx_dagoupost_lib::getCategories();

For above code: how could I find out wheather getCategories() declared as staticor not? Because we can also call normal function this way: tx_dagoupost_lib::getCategories();, although it is not proper. It seems that I can use this one: ReflectionMethod::isStatic, but I do not know how to use it, there is no example here: http://php.net/manual/en/reflectionmethod.isstatic.php, so can anyone show me how to check if getCategories() is static function.

Why do you need to do this in the program? Why don't you just look at the code and see if it say "static" before writing the call? — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Aug 16, 2013 at 7:24

Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-16 07:28:02Z

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If you look through the rest of the Reflection documentation, you'll see that this is how you get a ReflectionMethod object:

$class = new ReflectionClass('tx_dagoupost_lib');
$method = $class->getMethod('getCategories');
if ($method->isStatic()) {
    ...
}

answered Aug 16, 2013 at 7:28

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Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-16 07:29:00Z

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you could do:

$check_static = new ReflectionMethod('tx_dagoupost_lib', 'getCategories');

if( $check_static->isStatic() ) {
   echo "Its static method";
}

edited Aug 16, 2013 at 7:29

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answered Aug 16, 2013 at 7:28

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Arslaan Ejaz · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-16 07:30:51Z

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you can use something like this:

$methods = $class->getMethods(ReflectionMethod::IS_STATIC | ReflectionMethod::IS_FINAL);
var_dump($methods);

view more details ReflectionClass

answered Aug 16, 2013 at 7:30

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