Using ReflectionParameter in PHP5

[Lucius]

Hello!

I want to get the parameters of an internal php function and have tried
to use the new reflection classes introduced in PHP5. This is what I've
done:

<?php

$funcArr = get_defined_functions();

echo $funcArr["internal"][5] . "\r";

$ref = new ReflectionFunction($funcArr["internal"][5]);

echo $ref;

foreach ($ref->getParameters() as $i => $param)
{
printf("-- Parameter #%d: %s \n" $i, $param->getName());
}

?>

this outputs:

strcmp Function [ public function strcmp ] { }

that output is only done by the two echo:s. There is nothing outputed
by the foreach loop.

Thanks in advance!

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Lucius wrote:

I want to get the parameters of an internal php function and have
tried to use the new reflection classes introduced in PHP5. This is
what I've done: [...] this outputs:

strcmp Function [ public function strcmp ] { }

that output is only done by the two echo:s. There is nothing outputed
by the foreach loop.

I don't think you can reverse-engineer native functions with the
ReflectionFunction class, only user-defined:

function foo($name, $bla) {}

$ref = new ReflectionFunction("foo");

foreach ($ref->getParameters() as $i => $param) {
printf("-- Parameter #%d: %s \n", $i, $param->getName());
}
JW

[Lucius]

Hello!

That's sad =( I though you could because in the PHP5 Power Programming
book they do: ReflectionClass::export("ReflectionParameter");

I am working on a simple phpeditor know of any other way to
automatically get information (name, returntype, description,
parametersname and returntype)? I am going to add it to an XML file. I
guess I'll have to do it by hand then.

[cyberhorse]

use the documentation on php.net? getting the .html files from there or
something should be the second easiest way I suppose.