Check if method exists in the same class

Question

So, method_exists() requires an object to see if a method exists. But I want to know if a method exists from within the same class.

I have a method that

Answer 1

The best way in my opinion is to use __call magic method.

public function __call($name, $arguments)
{
    throw new Exception("Method {$name} is not supported.");
}

Yes, you can use method_exists($this ...) but this is the internal PHP way.