# ReflectionMethod::getDeclaringClass

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

ReflectionMethod::getDeclaringClass — Gets declaring class for the reflected method

### Description

public ReflectionMethod::getDeclaringClass ( ) : ReflectionClass

Gets the declaring class for the reflected method.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

A ReflectionClass object of the class that the reflected method is part of.

### Examples

Example #1 ReflectionMethod::getDeclaringClass() example

`<?php
class HelloWorld {
protected function sayHelloTo($name) {
return 'Hello ' . $name;
}
}
$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod(new HelloWorld(), 'sayHelloTo');
var_dump($reflectionMethod->getDeclaringClass());
?>`

The above example will output:

    object(ReflectionClass)#2 (1) {
      ["name"]=>
      string(10) "HelloWorld"
    }

### See Also

- ReflectionMethod::isAbstract() - Checks if method is abstract