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Note

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( excerpt from http://php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.export.php )

public static function export(
mixed $argument,
bool $return = false,
): ?string;

Exports a reflected class.

Parameters

  • mixed $argument
  • bool $return = false

Returns

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