Checks if method is defined

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# ReflectionClass::hasMethod

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)

ReflectionClass::hasMethod — Checks if method is defined

### Description

public bool ReflectionClass::hasMethod ( string `$name` )

Checks whether a specific method is defined in a class.

### Parameters

`name`

  Name of the method being checked for.

### Return Values

`TRUE` if it has the method, otherwise `FALSE`

### Examples

Example #1 ReflectionClass::hasMethod() example

`<?php
Class C {
public function publicFoo() {
return true;
}
protected function protectedFoo() {
return true;
}
private function privateFoo() {
return true;
}
static function staticFoo() {
return true;
}
}
$rc = new ReflectionClass("C");
var_dump($rc->hasMethod('publicFoo'));
var_dump($rc->hasMethod('protectedFoo'));
var_dump($rc->hasMethod('privateFoo'));
var_dump($rc->hasMethod('staticFoo'));
// C should not have method bar
var_dump($rc->hasMethod('bar'));
// Method names are case insensitive
var_dump($rc->hasMethod('PUBLICfOO'));
?>`

The above example will output:

    bool(true)
    bool(true)
    bool(true)
    bool(true)
    bool(false)
    bool(true)

### See Also

- ReflectionClass::hasConstant() - Checks if constant is defined
- ReflectionClass::hasProperty() - Checks if property is defined

ReflectionClass::hasConstant
ReflectionClass::hasProperty
ReflectionClass
PHP Manual