ReflectionMethod::invoke

Invoke

&reftitle.description; public `mixed` `ReflectionMethod::invoke` `object` `object` `mixed` `parameter` `mixed``...`

Invokes a reflected method.

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`object`

- The object to invoke the method on. For static methods, pass `null` to this parameter.

`parameter`

- Zero or more parameters to be passed to the method. It accepts a variable number of parameters which are passed to the method.

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Returns the method result.

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A `ReflectionException` if the `object` parameter does not contain an instance of the class that this method was declared in.

A `ReflectionException` if the method invocation failed.

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### `ReflectionMethod::invoke` example

    <?php
    class HelloWorld {

        public function sayHelloTo($name) {
            return 'Hello ' . $name;
        }

    }

    $reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo');
    echo $reflectionMethod->invoke(new HelloWorld(), 'Mike');
    ?>

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    Hello Mike

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- `ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs`
- __invoke()
- `call_user_func`