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Doc Bug #76049 ReflectionParameter::__construct() accepts an array for $function
Submitted: 2018-03-05 11:12 UTC Modified: 2021-05-22 13:16 UTC
From: benjamin dot morel at gmail dot com Assigned: krakjoe (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Reflection related
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: N/A
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2018-03-05 11:12 UTC] benjamin dot morel at gmail dot com
Description:
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The ReflectionParameter constructor is documented as accepting a string only for the first parameter:

http://php.net/manual/en/reflectionparameter.construct.php

However, as mentioned in a comment on that page, it also accepts an array containing a class name and a method name.

Test script:
---------------
class Foo {
    function bar($baz) {}
}
$r = new ReflectionParameter(array('Foo', 'bar'), 'baz');
echo $r->getName();

Expected result:
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public ReflectionParameter::__construct ( string|array $function , string $parameter )

Actual result:
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public ReflectionParameter::__construct ( string $function , string $parameter )

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 [2018-03-05 11:27 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Package: Documentation problem +Package: Reflection related
 [2018-03-05 11:27 UTC] requinix@php.net
Valid strings and arrays, \Closures, and objects with __invoke are supported.

"callable" would be the most appropriate type.
 [2018-03-05 12:11 UTC] benjamin dot morel at gmail dot com
True, but it also accepts arrays representing private and non-static methods, which are not callable:

---

class Foo {
  private function bar($baz) {}
}

function test(callable $function) {}

$function = ['Foo', 'bar'];

// works as expected
echo (new \ReflectionParameter($function, 'baz'))->getName();

// Deprecated:  Non-static method Foo::bar() should not be called statically
// TypeError: Argument 1 passed to test() must be callable, array given
test($function);

---

What about callable|array then, with a note about acceptable arrays?
 [2018-03-05 12:25 UTC] requinix@php.net
I would keep "callable" and say that the $function doesn't have to be accessible by the calling scope.
If not that, "mixed" and explain in the parameters section.
 [2018-03-05 12:49 UTC] benjamin dot morel at gmail dot com
I'm afraid that callable is a bit misleading as it means something very precise in PHP, I'd go with mixed then.

The most important is to list exactly what types are allowed in the doc.
 [2021-05-22 13:16 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: krakjoe
 [2021-05-22 13:16 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
The documentation has been fixed.
 
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