PHP | ReflectionClass getStaticPropertyValue() Function

The ReflectionClass::getStaticPropertyValue() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the value of the static property.

Syntax:

mixed ReflectionClass::getStaticPropertyValue( string $name, mixed &$def_value )

Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter name which is the name of the specified static property.

Return Value: This function returns the value of the static properties.

Below programs illustrate the ReflectionClass::getStaticPropertyValue() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php

// Defining a class named as Departments
class Departments {
    static $Dept1 = 'CSE';
    private static $Dept2 = 'ECE';
    public static $Dept3 = 'EE';
}

// Using ReflectionClass over the class Departments
$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Departments');

// Calling getStaticPropertyValue() function
$A = $ReflectionClass->getStaticPropertyValue('Dept3');

// Getting the value of the static property.
var_dump($A);
?>

Output:

string(2) "EE"

Program 2:

<?php

// Defining a class named as Departments
class Departments {
    static $Dept1 = 'CSE';
    static $Dept2 = 'ECE';
    public static $Dept3 = 'EE';
}

// Using ReflectionClass over the class Departments
$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Departments');

// Calling getStaticPropertyValue() functions
$A = $ReflectionClass->getStaticPropertyValue('Dept1');
$B = $ReflectionClass->getStaticPropertyValue('Dept2');
$C = $ReflectionClass->getStaticPropertyValue('Dept3');

// Getting the value of the static property.
var_dump($A);
var_dump($B);
var_dump($C);
?>

Output:

string(3) "CSE"
string(3) "ECE"
string(2) "EE"

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getstaticpropertyvalue.php