php man page for runkit_method_add

RUNKIT_METHOD_ADD(3)							 1						      RUNKIT_METHOD_ADD(3)

runkit_method_add - Dynamically adds a new method to a given class

SYNOPSIS
       bool runkit_method_add (string  $classname, string  $methodname, string	$args, string  $code, [int  $flags = RUNKIT_ACC_PUBLIC])

DESCRIPTION
       Warning

	      This  function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in
	      a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.

PARAMETERS
	      o $classname
		- The class to which this method will be added

	      o $methodname
		- The name of the method to add

	      o $args
		- Comma-delimited list of arguments for the newly-created method

	      o $code
		- The code to be evaluated when $methodname is called

	      o $flags
		- The type of method to create, can be RUNKIT_ACC_PUBLIC, RUNKIT_ACC_PROTECTED or RUNKIT_ACC_PRIVATE

	      Note

		      This parameter is only used as of PHP 5, because, prior to this, all methods were public.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      runkit_method_add(3) example

	      <?php
	      class Example {
		  function foo() {
		      echo "foo!
";
		  }
	      }

	      // create an Example object
	      $e = new Example();

	      // Add a new public method
	      runkit_method_add(
		  'Example',
		  'add',
		  '$num1, $num2',
		  'return $num1 + $num2;',
		  RUNKIT_ACC_PUBLIC
	      );

	      // add 12 + 4
	      echo $e->add(12, 4);
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      16

SEE ALSO
       runkit_method_copy(3), runkit_method_redefine(3), runkit_method_remove(3), runkit_method_rename(3), runkit_function_add(3).

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