ReflectionProperty::setValue

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

ReflectionProperty::setValue — Set property value

Description

public ReflectionProperty::setValue ( object $object , mixed $value ) : void

public ReflectionProperty::setValue ( mixed $value ) : void

Sets (changes) the property's value.

Parameters

object: If the property is non-static an object must be provided to change the property on. If the property is static this parameter is left out and only value needs to be provided.
value: The new value.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a ReflectionException if the property is inaccessible. You can make a protected or private property accessible using ReflectionProperty::setAccessible().

Examples

Example #1 ReflectionProperty::setValue() example

<?phpclass Foo { public static $staticProperty; public $property; protected $privateProperty;}$reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Foo');$reflectionClass->getProperty('staticProperty')->setValue('foo');var_dump(Foo::$staticProperty);$foo = new Foo;$reflectionClass->getProperty('property')->setValue($foo, 'bar');var_dump($foo->property);$reflectionProperty = $reflectionClass->getProperty('privateProperty');$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);$reflectionProperty->setValue($foo, 'foobar');var_dump($reflectionProperty->getValue($foo));?>

The above example will output:

string(3) "foo"
string(3) "bar"
string(6) "foobar"

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