runkit_method_add

(PECL runkit >= 0.7.0)

Dynamically adds a new method to a given class

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

Parameters:

classname

The class to which this method will be added

methodname

The name of the method to add

args

Comma-delimited list of arguments for the newly-created method

code

The code to be evaluated when methodname is called

flags

The type of method to create, can be RUNKIT_ACC_PUBLIC, RUNKIT_ACC_PROTECTED or RUNKIT_ACC_PRIVATE optionally combined via bitwise OR with RUNKIT_ACC_STATIC (since 1.0.1)

Note:

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

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples:

runkit_method_add() example

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

// 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: