# EventBase::getMethod

(PECL event >= 1.2.6-beta)

EventBase::getMethod — Returns event method in use

### Description

public EventBase::getMethod ( ) : string

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

String representing used event method(backend).

### Examples

Example #1 EventBase::getMethod() example

`<?php
$cfg = new EventConfig();
if ($cfg->avoidMethod("select")) {
echo "`select' method avoided\n";
}
// Create event_base associated with the config
$base = new EventBase($cfg);
echo "Event method used: ", $base->getMethod(), PHP_EOL;
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    `select' method avoided
    Event method used: epoll

### See Also

- EventBase::getFeatures() - Returns bitmask of features supported