PHP: method_exists function - Checks if the class method exists

bool method_exists ( mixed $object , string $method_name )

Checks if the class method exists in the given object .

Returns TRUE if the method given by method_name has been defined for the given object , FALSE otherwise.

Example #1 method_exists() example


<?php
$directory = new Directory('.');
var_dump(method_exists($directory,'read'));
?>

The above example will output:

bool(true)

Example #2 Static method_exists() example


<?php
var_dump(method_exists('Directory','read'));
?>

The above example will output:

bool(true)

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