How to check if a function is public or protected in PHP

Question

I am building an API where the user requests a \'command\', which is passed into a class. Assuming the command matches a PUBLIC function, it will execute successfully. If th

Answer 1

Simply use ReflectionMethod:

/**
 * Look for Command method
 */
if (method_exists($this, $sMethod))
{
    $reflection = new ReflectionMethod($this, $sMethod);
    if (!$reflection->isPublic()) {
        throw new RuntimeException("The called method is not public.");
    }
    /**
     * Run the command
     */
    return $this->$sMethod($aParameters);
}