I am trying to figure out a big PHP Library and it isn't that well documented. I would like to know if there is a way to print out everything about the class. For example I am using the get_class_methods() function to print out the methods of that class and it prints out an area of just that class. I would like to see all the methods within the objects within that class as well. It would be nice to see the variables and everything else. This way I can print out everything and then use the browser's search to find stuff that I need. Is this possible, or is there a method out there that already does this? I'm not that well versed in PHP so if you can give me a function that would be awesome.
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Get_class_methods does return the methods from a class, but why don't you open the library and just read the code instead?PAlphen– PAlphen2015-12-17 22:11:04 +00:00Commented Dec 17, 2015 at 22:11
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PHP has a built in library called Reflection that allows you to analyze classes and objects in intricate detail.
You can get all the methods in a class like so:
<?php
$class = new ReflectionClass('Apple');
$methods = $class->getMethods();
var_dump($methods);
For class properties (member variables):
<?php
$class = new ReflectionClass('Apple');
$properties = $class->getProperties();
var_dump($properties);
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kingcobra1986
Is there a method call that would do that for me, my class is called $shape
Ian
Well,
$shape is a variable object name, not a class.kingcobra1986
Yeah that's the object that I would like to see everything in.
Ian
If you already know the name of the class for that object, you can just use a string literal
"classNameHere", or you can use get_called_class($shape), and pass it to the reflection class.kingcobra1986
I used get_class($shape) and it appeared to work. Thank you!
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A good IDE will help you navigate through the code, start debugging sessions and inspect properties values in execution time.
I felt in love with PHPStorm some years ago, and still today it's my favourite IDE. It even has a Vim plugin which emulates vim =)
There is a Structure view on that IDE, which shows the, well :), code structure of a file. This means every property and method of the opened class file. There is a Project view which is like a directory browser too.
Second recommendation will be to install ack (http://www.beyondgrep.com). PHPStorm has a really efficient searching mechanism, but sometimes you just want to search the entire subdirectories of a project for a regular expression. It's a neat tool also.
My two cents. :)
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kingcobra1986
Do you know of a free IDE that does that ?
Niloct
I used to code with vim and its plugins. Ack is free and has vim integration. But you should seriously consider jetbrains' IDE. It had a plan in which you download builds every month and use (helping to test therefore) for a month, freely.
Niloct
@kingcobra1986 Sorry for the late comment, but nowadays I don't use phpstorm anymore because I found out vdebug. I even forked to fix a bug in it, it's a vim interface for xdebug: github.com/niloct/vdebug (so it's everything free).