PHP | method_exists() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP method_exists() Function.

The built-in PHP method_exists() Function checks whether the class method exists in the given object.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

method_exists ( $object, $method_name );

READ: PHP | is_subclass_of() Function

Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	object(Required) The tested object
2	mthod_name(Required) The method name.

Return Value

This function returns TRUE if the method given by method_name is defined for the given object, otherwise FALSE.

Example

Try out the below example -

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

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

bool(false)

READ: PHP | is_a() Function

Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the PHP property_exists() Function.

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