ReflectionParameter::allowsNull

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ReflectionParameter::allowsNull — Checks if null is allowed

Beschreibung

public ReflectionParameter::allowsNull(): bool

Checks whether the parameter allows null.

Parameter-Liste

Diese Funktion besitzt keine Parameter.

Rückgabewerte

true if null is allowed, otherwise false

Siehe auch

ReflectionParameter::isOptional() - Checks if optional

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User Contributed Notes 2 notes

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Geoffrey LAURENT ¶

11 years ago

The allowsNull method look if arguments have a type. 
If a type is defined, null is allowed only if default value is null.

 <?php 
function myfunction ( $param ) {
    
}

echo (new ReflectionFunction("myfunction"))->getParameters()[0]->allowsNull() ? "true":"false";

?>

Result : true

<?php 
function myfunction ( stdClass $param ) {
    
}

echo (new ReflectionFunction("myfunction"))->getParameters()[0]->allowsNull() ? "true":"false";

?>

Result : false

<?php
function myfunction ( stdClass $param = null ) {
    
}

echo (new ReflectionFunction("myfunction"))->getParameters()[0]->allowsNull() ? "true":"false";
?>

Result : true

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tuncdan dot ozdemir dot peng at gmail dot com ¶

9 months ago

Please note that `mixed` type parameter also returns true, as `null` is part of the `mixed` union.

And there does not have to be a default `null` value for `->allowsNull()` to return true.

function test (AnyType|null $param1, mixed $param2) {}

Both parameters from the function above will return true for `allowsNull()`.

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