ReflectionProperty::setValue
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
ReflectionProperty::setValue — Set property value
Description
Sets (changes) the property's value.
Parameters
-
object
-
If the property is non-static an object must be provided to change the property on. If the property is static this parameter is left out and only
value
needs to be provided. -
value
-
The new value.
Errors/Exceptions
Throws a ReflectionException if the property is inaccessible. You can make a protected or private property accessible using ReflectionProperty::setAccessible().
Examples
Example #1 ReflectionProperty::setValue() example
<?php
class Foo {
public static $staticProperty;
public $property;
protected $privateProperty;
}
$reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Foo');
$reflectionClass->getProperty('staticProperty')->setValue('foo');
var_dump(Foo::$staticProperty);
$foo = new Foo;
$reflectionClass->getProperty('property')->setValue($foo, 'bar');
var_dump($foo->property);
$reflectionProperty = $reflectionClass->getProperty('privateProperty');
$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
$reflectionProperty->setValue($foo, 'foobar');
var_dump($reflectionProperty->getValue($foo));
?>
The above example will output:
string(3) "foo" string(3) "bar" string(6) "foobar"
See Also
- ReflectionProperty::getValue() - Gets value
- ReflectionProperty::setAccessible() - Set property accessibility
- ReflectionClass::setStaticPropertyValue() - Sets static property value
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