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ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType

(PHP 7)

ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType — Gets the specified return type of a function

Description

public ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType ( ) : ReflectionType

Gets the specified return type of a reflected function.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns a ReflectionType object if a return type is specified, NULL otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getReturnType() example

<?phpfunction to_int($param) : int {    return (int) $param;}$reflection1 = new ReflectionFunction('to_int');echo $reflection1->getReturnType();

The above example will output:

int

Example #2 Usage on built-in functions

<?php$reflection2 = new ReflectionFunction('array_merge');var_dump($reflection2->getReturnType());

The above example will output:

null

This is because many internal functions do not have types specified for their parameters or return values. It is therefore best to avoid using this method on built-in functions.

See Also

• ReflectionFunctionAbstract::hasReturnType() - Checks if the function has a specified return type
• ReflectionType::__toString() - To string