ReflectionProperty::setValue
Set property value
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public voidReflectionProperty::setValue
objectobject
mixedvalue
public voidReflectionProperty::setValue
mixedvalue
Sets (changes) the property's value.
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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.
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8.1.0
Private and protected properties can be accessed by
ReflectionProperty::setValue right away.
Previously, they needed to be made accessible by calling
ReflectionProperty::setAccessible; otherwise
a ReflectionException was thrown.
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<methodname>ReflectionProperty::setValue</methodname> example
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); // only required prior to PHP 8.1.0
$reflectionProperty->setValue($foo, 'foobar');
var_dump($reflectionProperty->getValue($foo));
?>
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ReflectionProperty::getValue
ReflectionProperty::setAccessible
ReflectionClass::setStaticPropertyValue