PHP | ReflectionClass hasMethod() Function

The ReflectionClass::hasMethod() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to check the specified method is present or not.
Syntax:

bool ReflectionClass::hasMethod( string $name )

Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $name which holds the name of the method which are being checked.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE if the specified method is present, otherwise returns FALSE.
Below programs illustrate the ReflectionClass::hasMethod() function in PHP:
Program 1:

php

<?php

// Initialising a user-defined Class Departments
class Departments {
    public function CSE() { }
    final protected function ECE() { }
    private static function EE() { }
    static function IT() { }
    private function Mechanical() { }
}

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

// Calling the hasMethod() function
$methods = $class->hasMethod('CSE');

// Getting the value true or false
var_dump($methods);
?>

Output:

bool(true)

Program 2:

php

<?php
 
// Initialising a user-defined Class Company
class Company {
    public function GeeksforGeeks() { }
    static function gfg() { }
}
 
// Using ReflectionClass() over the
// user-defined class Company
$class = new ReflectionClass('Company');
 
// Calling the hasMethod() function
$methods = $class->hasMethod('TCS');
 
// Getting the value true or false
var_dump($methods);
?>

Output:

bool(false)

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

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