PHP | ReflectionClass isAnonymous() Function

The ReflectionClass::isAnonymous() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to check the specified class is anonymous or not.

Syntax:

bool ReflectionClass::isAnonymous( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns True on success or False otherwise.

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

Program 1:

<?php

// Initialising an anonymous class
$anonymousClass = new class {};

// Using ReflectionClass over the anonymous class
$A = new ReflectionClass($anonymousClass);

// Calling the isAnonymous() function
$B = $A->isAnonymous();

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

Output:

bool(true)

Program 2:

<?php

// Defining a user-defined class Company
class Company {
    private function GeeksforGeeks() {}
    private function GFG() {}
}

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

// Calling the isAnonymous() function
$B = $A->isAnonymous();

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

Output:

bool(false)

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