ReflectionClassConstant::isEnumCase

(PHP 8 >= 8.1.0)

ReflectionClassConstant::isEnumCase — Checks if class constant is an Enum case

Description

public ReflectionClassConstant::isEnumCase(): bool

Checks if the class constant is an Enum case.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

true if the class constant is an Enum case; false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 ReflectionClassConstant::isEnumCase() example

Distinguish between Enum cases and regular class constants.

<?php
enum Status
{
    const BORING_CONSTANT = 'test';
    const ENUM_VALUE = Status::PUBLISHED;

    case DRAFT;
    case PUBLISHED;
    case ARCHIVED;
}

$reflection = new ReflectionEnum(Status::class);
foreach ($reflection->getReflectionConstants() as $constant) {
    echo "{$constant->name} is ",
        $constant->isEnumCase() ? "an enum case" : "a regular class constant",
        PHP_EOL;
}
?>

The above example will output:

BORING_CONSTANT is a regular class constant
ENUM_VALUE is a regular class constant
DRAFT is an enum case
PUBLISHED is an enum case
ARCHIVED is an enum case

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