(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ReflectionProperty::setAccessible — Set property accessibility
$accessible): voidEnables 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.
accessible
true to allow accessibility, or false.
No value is returned.
Example #1 Simple Class definition
<?php
class 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