PHP | ReflectionProperty getName() Function

Last Updated : 30 Dec, 2019
The ReflectionProperty::getName() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the name of the specified property. Syntax: 
string ReflectionProperty::getName ( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters. Return Value: This function returns the name of the specified property. Below programs illustrate the ReflectionProperty::getName() function in PHP: Program 1: php 
<?php

// Initializing a user-defined class Company
class Company
{
    public $SizeOfGeeksforGeeks = 13;
    protected $SizeOfGFG = 3;
}

// Using ReflectionProperty 
$A = new ReflectionProperty('Company', 'SizeOfGeeksforGeeks');
$B = new ReflectionProperty('Company', 'SizeOfGFG');

// Calling the getName() function
$C = $A->getName();
$D = $B->getName();

// Getting the name of the specified property.
var_dump($C);
var_dump($D);
?>
Output: 
string(19) "SizeOfGeeksforGeeks"
string(9) "SizeOfGFG"
Program 2: php 
<?php

// Initializing some user-defined classes
class Department1
{
    protected $SizeOfHR = 2;
}
class Department2
{
    public $SizeOfCoding = 6;
}
class Department3
{
    private $SizeOfMarketing = 9;
}

// Using ReflectionProperty over above classes
$A = new ReflectionProperty('Department1', 'SizeOfHR');
$B = new ReflectionProperty('Department2', 'SizeOfCoding');
$C = new ReflectionProperty('Department3', 'SizeOfMarketing');

// Calling the getName() function and
// getting the name of the specified property.
var_dump($A->getName());
var_dump($B->getName());
var_dump($C->getName());
?>
Output: 
string(8) "SizeOfHR"
string(12) "SizeOfCoding"
string(15) "SizeOfMarketing"
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionproperty.getname.php
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