PHP Reflection - Get Method Parameter Type As String

Question

I\'m trying to use PHP reflection to dynamically load the class files of models automatically based upon the type of parameter that is in the controller method. Here\'s an e

Answer 1

I think the only way is to export and manipulate the result string:

$refParam = new ReflectionParameter(array('Foo', 'Bar'), 0);

$export = ReflectionParameter::export(
   array(
      $refParam->getDeclaringClass()->name, 
      $refParam->getDeclaringFunction()->name
   ), 
   $refParam->name, 
   true
);

$type = preg_replace('/.*?(\w+)\s+\$'.$refParam->name.'.*/', '\\1', $export);
echo $type;