ReflectionProperty::setAccessible

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ReflectionProperty::setAccessibleSet property accessibility

Description

public ReflectionProperty::setAccessible(bool $accessible): void

Enables access to a protected or private property via the ReflectionProperty::getValue() and ReflectionProperty::setValue() methods.

Note: As of PHP 8.1.0, calling this method has no effect; all properties are accessible by default.

Parameters

accessible

true to allow accessibility, or false.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 Simple Class definition

<?phpclass MyClass{    private $foo = 'bar';}$property = new ReflectionProperty("MyClass", "foo");$property->setAccessible(true);$obj = new MyClass();echo $property->getValue($obj);echo $obj->foo;?>

The above example will output something similar to:

bar
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot access private property MyClass::$foo in /in/WJqTv:12

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