(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ReflectionClass::isInstantiable — Checks if the class is instantiable
Checks if the class is instantiable.
This function has no parameters.
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Example #1 ReflectionClass::isInstantiable() example
<?phpclass C { }interface iface { function f1();}class ifaceImpl implements iface { function f1() {}}abstract class abstractClass { function f1() { } abstract function f2();}class D extends abstractClass { function f2() { }}trait T { function f1() {}}class privateConstructor { private function __construct() { }}$classes = array( "C", "iface", "ifaceImpl", "abstractClass", "D", "T", "privateConstructor",);foreach($classes as $class ) { $reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass($class); echo "Is $class instantiable? "; var_dump($reflectionClass->isInstantiable()); }?>
The above example will output:
Is C instantiable? bool(true) Is iface instantiable? bool(false) Is ifaceImpl instantiable? bool(true) Is abstractClass instantiable? bool(false) Is D instantiable? bool(true) Is T instantiable? bool(false) Is privateConstructor instantiable? bool(false)