# ReflectionClass::export

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

ReflectionClass::export — Exports a class

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 7.4.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

### Description

public static ReflectionClass::export ( mixed `$argument` [, bool `$return` = `FALSE` ] ) : string

Exports a reflected class.

### Parameters

`argument`

  The reflection to export.

`return`

  Setting to `TRUE` will return the export, as opposed to emitting it. Setting to `FALSE` (the default) will do the opposite.

### Return Values

If the `return` parameter is set to `TRUE`, then the export is returned as a string, otherwise `NULL` is returned.

### Examples

Example #1 Basic usage of ReflectionClass::export()

`<?php
class Apple {
public $var1;
public $var2 = 'Orange';
public function type() {
return 'Apple';
}
}
ReflectionClass::export('Apple');
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Class [ <user> class Apple ] {
      @@ php shell code 1-8

      - Constants [0] {
      }

      - Static properties [0] {
      }

      - Static methods [0] {
      }

      - Properties [2] {
        Property [ <default> public $var1 ]
        Property [ <default> public $var2 ]
      }

      - Methods [1] {
        Method [ <user> public method type ] {
          @@ php shell code 5 - 7
        }
      }
    }

### See Also

- ReflectionClass::getName() - Gets class name
- ReflectionClass::__toString() - Returns the string representation of the ReflectionClass object