compatibility.md

Compatibility with native reflection API

ReflectionClass

Method	Supported
getConstant	✔️ Yes (the ::class constant is now resolved correctly)
getConstants	✔️ Yes
getConstructor	✔️ Yes
getDefaultProperties	✔️ Yes
getDocComment	✔️ Yes
getEndLine	✔️ Yes
getExtension	❌ No - see (#15)
getExtensionName	✔️ Yes
getFileName	✔️ Yes
getInterfaceNames	✔️ Yes
getInterfaces	✔️ Yes
getMethod	✔️ Yes
getMethods	✔️ Yes
getModifiers	✔️ Yes
getName	✔️ Yes
getNamespaceName	✔️ Yes
getParentClass	✔️ Yes
getProperties	✔️ Yes
getProperty	✔️ Yes
getShortName	✔️ Yes
getStartLine	✔️ Yes
getStaticProperties	✔️ Yes
getStaticPropertyValue	✔️ Yes
getTraitAliases	✔️ Yes
getTraitNames	✔️ Yes
getTraits	✔️ Yes
hasConstant	✔️ Yes
hasMethod	✔️ Yes
hasProperty	✔️ Yes
implementsInterface	✔️ Yes
inNamespace	✔️ Yes
isAbstract	✔️ Yes
isAnonymous	✔️ Yes
isCloneable	✔️ Yes
isFinal	✔️ Yes
isInstance	✔️ Yes
isInstantiable	✔️ Yes
isInterface	✔️ Yes
isInternal	✔️ Yes
isIterateable	✔️ Yes
isSubclassOf	✔️ Yes
isTrait	✔️ Yes
isUserDefined	✔️ Yes
newInstance	❌ No - see (#14)
newInstanceArgs	❌ No - see (#14)
newInstanceWithoutConstructor	❌ No - see(#14)
setStaticPropertyValue	✔️ Yes

ReflectionFunctionAbstract

Method	Supported
getClosureScopeClass	❌ No - see (#14)
getClosureThis	❌ No - see (#14)
getDocComment	✔️ Yes
getEndLine	✔️ Yes
getExtension	❌ No - see (#15)
getExtensionName	✔️ Yes
getFileName	✔️ Yes
getName	✔️ Yes
getNamespaceName	✔️ Yes
getNumberOfParameters	✔️ Yes
getNumberOfRequiredParameters	✔️ Yes
getParameters	✔️ Yes
getShortName	✔️ Yes
getStartLine	✔️ Yes
getStaticVariables	❌ No - see (#14)
inNamespace	✔️ Yes
isClosure	✔️ Yes
isDeprecated	✔️ Yes
isGenerator	✔️ Yes
isInternal	✔️ Yes
isUserDefined	✔️ Yes
isVariadic	✔️ Yes
returnsReference	✔️ Yes
getReturnType	✔️ Yes
hasReturnType	✔️ Yes

ReflectionMethod

Method	Supported
getClosure	✔️ Yes
getDeclaringClass	✔️ Yes
getModifiers	✔️ Yes
getPrototype	✔️ Yes
invoke	✔️ Yes
invokeArgs	✔️ Yes
isAbstract	✔️ Yes
isConstructor	✔️ Yes
isDestructor	✔️ Yes
isFinal	✔️ Yes
isPrivate	✔️ Yes
isProtected	✔️ Yes
isPublic	✔️ Yes
isStatic	✔️ Yes
setAccessible	✔️ Yes
inherited methods	see ReflectionFunctionAbstract

ReflectionParameter

Method	Supported
allowsNull	✔️ Yes
canBePassedByValue	✔️ Yes
getClass	✔️ Yes
getDeclaringClass	✔️ Yes
getDeclaringFunction	✔️ Yes
getDefaultValue	✔️ Yes (*some assumptions are made)
getDefaultValueConstantName	✔️ Yes
getName	✔️ Yes
getPosition	✔️ Yes
isArray	✔️ Yes
isCallable	✔️ Yes
isDefaultValueAvailable	✔️ Yes
isDefaultValueConstant	✔️ Yes
isOptional	✔️ Yes
isPassedByReference	✔️ Yes
isVariadic	✔️ Yes
getType	✔️ Yes
hasType	✔️ Yes

ReflectionFunction

Method	Supported
getClosure	✔️ Not implemented for closures
invoke	✔️ Not implemented for closures
invokeArgs	✔️ Not implemented for closures
isDisabled	✔️ Yes
inherited methods	see ReflectionFunctionAbstract

ReflectionProperty

Method	Supported
getDeclaringClass	✔️ Yes
getDocComment	✔️ Yes
getModifiers	✔️ Yes
getName	✔️ Yes
getValue	✔️ Yes
isDefault	✔️ Yes
isPrivate	✔️ Yes
isProtected	✔️ Yes
isPublic	✔️ Yes
isStatic	✔️ Yes
setAccessible	✔️ Yes
setValue	✔️ Yes

ReflectionExtension

❌ Will not be implemented

ReflectionZendExtension

❌ Will not be implemented

ReflectionObject

Implemented as a wrapper around ReflectionClass, so the API is the same.

ReflectionType

Method	Supported
__toString	✔️ Yes
allowsNull	✔️ Yes
isBuiltin	✔️ Yes

ReflectionAttribute

Method	Supported
getArguments	✔️ Yes
getName	✔️ Yes
getTarget	✔️ Yes
isRepeated	✔️ Yes
newInstance	❌ No - see (#1353)