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PHP | ReflectionClass getTraitAliases() Function

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The ReflectionClass::getTraitAliases() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return an array of trait aliases used by the user-defined class.
Syntax: 
 

array ReflectionClass::getTraitAliases( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns an array of trait aliases used by the user-defined class.
Below programs illustrate the ReflectionClass::getTraitAliases() function in PHP:
Program 1: 
 

php




<?php
 
// Defining a trait class
trait Company {
    public function GeeksforGeeks() {
    }
}
 
// Defining a user-defined class Department
class Department{
  use Company {
        Company::GeeksforGeeks as Portal;
    }
}
 
// Using ReflectionClass over the
// user-defined class Department
$obj=new ReflectionClass('Department');
 
// Calling the getTraitAliases() function
$A = $obj->getTraitAliases();
 
// Getting an array of the trait aliases
var_dump($A);
?>


Output: 
 

array(1) {
  ["Portal"]=>
  string(22) "Company::GeeksforGeeks"
}

Program 2: 
 

php




<?php
  
// Defining a user-defined class Department
class Department{
}
  
// Using ReflectionClass over the
// user-defined class Department
$obj=new ReflectionClass('Department');
  
// Calling the getTraitAliases() function and
// getting an array of the trait aliases
var_dump($obj->getTraitAliases());
?>


Output: 
 

array(0) {
}

Reference: https://secure.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.gettraitaliases.php
 



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